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Can the sides of a triangle have sides of 5, 8, and 16 ???

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Answer:

No.

Explanation:

The triangle inequality theorem states that the sum of two sides of a triangle must be greater than the third side.

5 + 8 = 13.

13, which is the sum of two sides, is not larger than 16, the third side.

Therefore, a triangle cannot have these side lengths.

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