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It's possible to build a triangle with side lengths of 5, 5, and 10.
A. True
B. False

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Answer:

False

Explanation:

You use the pythagorean theorem to solve this.

Each side must be multiplied by itself.

5x5= 25

5x5 = 25

10x10 = 100

25 + 25 does not equal 100.

10 is going to be your longest side.

The shorter sides do not add up to your longest side. So the answer is false.

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