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Can the sides of a triangle have lengths 7, 15, and 15? yes no

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Answer:

Yes

Explanation:

Triangle Inequality Theorem: Sum of two side lengths of a triangle is always greater than the third side.

Thus,

7 + 15 = 22

22 > 15

The sum of two sides lengths of a triangle is greater than the third side.

Hence, Your answer is Yes.

~Lenvy~

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