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Which statement proves a triangle cannot have sides of 3 cm, 4 cm, and 9 cm

I know it's not the first one.

Which statement proves a triangle cannot have sides of 3 cm, 4 cm, and 9 cm I know-example-1

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Answer:

3 + 4 > 9

Explanation:

Now, when we have 3 sides of a triangle, the sum of the length of any two sides must be greater than the third side

Thus, we have that;

3 + 4 > 9

This is because the above is impossible

Others are quite possible mathematical expressions

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