SOLUTION: The measures of two sides of a triangle are 8 and 12. The measure of the third side cannot be 1. 16 2. 12 3. 8 4. 4

SOLUTION: The measures of two sides of a triangle are 8 and 12. The measure of the third side cannot be 1. 16 2. 12 3. 8 4. 4

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Question 542823: The measures of two sides of a triangle are 8 and 12. The measure of the third side cannot be
1. 16
2. 12
3. 8
4. 4
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The third side cannot be 4 because 4+8 is not greater than 12.
The sum of any two sides must be GREATER THAN, not equal to,
the third side.
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