SOLUTION: If two sides of a triangle measure 30 and 60, which of the following cannot be the measure of the third side? A) 30 B) 31 C) 40 D) 60

SOLUTION: If two sides of a triangle measure 30 and 60, which of the following cannot be the measure of the third side? A) 30 B) 31 C) 40 D) 60

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Question 497620: If two sides of a triangle measure 30 and 60, which of the following cannot be the measure of the third side?
A) 30
B) 31
C) 40
D) 60
Answer by cleomenius(959) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A, thirty would not be a valid triangle as by the Trianlge Inequality theory, the sum of any two angles in a triangle must be greater than the third angle.
Cleomenius.

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