SOLUTION: Two sides are 5" and 7" in length, What couldn't be the third side? A. 11 B. 13 C. 6 D. 7

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Question 555861: Two sides are 5" and 7" in length, What couldn't be the third side?
A. 11
B. 13
C. 6
D. 7
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In order to have a triangle, the sum of the two shortest sides must be MORE than the measure of the longest side. So which of the given answers is greater than the sum of the two given sides?

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