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Which of the following sets of numbers could represent the three sides of a triangle?

Which of the following sets of numbers could represent the three sides of a triangle-example-1
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Answer:

option A is the answer.

Because the sum of two smaller sides of a traingle should be larger then third side. This condition is only fulfilled in option A.

15+25= 40 which is more then 38.

while in other options it's either equal or smaller then third side.

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