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Can the sides of a triangle have lengths 3.5, 10.9, and 14.4?

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Answer:

No

Explanation:

A triangle can NOT have those lengths because any side of a triangle has to have a length greater than the sum of the other two sides. In this case, 14.4, one of the sides, is not greater than the sum of the other two sides (which is also 14.4).

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