SOLUTION: can sides measuring 15, 28 and 12 be a triangle and why?
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Question 666028: can sides measuring 15, 28 and 12 be a triangle and why?
Answer by vleith(2983) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The sum of the length any two sides of a triangle must be greater than the length of the remaining side. In this case, two sides (15 and 12) only total to 27, and the remaining length is 28. This, these 3 lengths cannot form a triangle
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