Question

66. If the length of one side of a triangle 6 and the length of another side is 2, which of the following cannot be the length of the third side of the triangle?

A) 8
B) 7
C)
D) 5

Answer 1

A)

Explanation:

what is C ? 6 ?

if that is the case, then my answer is A) 8

why ? because then the other 2 sides together are just as long as this third side, and we would have just a flat line with the length of 8.

every side in a triangle must be shorter than the other two sides together.

but - fully formally such a flat line could be considered a special triangle with 2 angles of 0 degrees and one angle of 180 degrees.

that is why I am asking about the missing C answer. it could be a trick question. but if C is truly 6, then yes, A is the right answer. if C is larger than 8, then C is the right answer.