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Which of the following sets of numbers could not represent the three sides of a triangle?

Which of the following sets of numbers could not represent the three sides of a triangle-example-1

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Sum of any two sides>Third side

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\\ \rm\bull\rightarrowtail 4+10=14<15

Option D is not the sides of a triangle

  • (4,10,15)
User Ben Martin
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Answer:

(4, 10, 15)

Explanation:

Because 4 + 10 = 14 < 15 and the sum of two shorter sides must be larger than the longest side in a triangle, (4, 10, 15) could not represent the three sides of a triangle.

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