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Can a triangle be formed with side lengths 15, 7, and 6? explain. no, because 7 6 < 15 no, because 6 7 > 15 yes, because 15 7 > 6 yes, because 15 6 < 7

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Answer:

A

Explanation:

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User Tine
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Answer:

see explanation

Explanation:

for a triangle to be formed the sum of any 2 sides must be greater than the length of the third side, then

15 + 6 = 21 > 7 ← ok

15 + 7 = 22 > 6 ← ok

7 + 6 = 13 < 15 ← not ok

then the triangle cannot be formed as 7 + 6 < 15

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