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True or false dont guess.

A triangle can be made by segments that are 15.9 cm, 10 cm and 25.9 cm.

User Sudee
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Answer:

false

Explanation:

for the segments to form a triangle, then

the sum of any 2 must be greater than the third.

15.9 + 10 = 25.9 ← not greater than 25.9

10 + 25.9 = 35.9 > 15.9

15.9 + 25.9 = 41.8 > 10

then the 3 segments will not form a triangle.

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