document.write( "Question 1154128: is it possible for a triangle to have sides with the lengths indicated?
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document.write( "In each triangle, the sum of the lengths of any two its sides is longer than the length of the third side.\r\n" );
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document.write( "This statement is called \"triangle inequalities\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "    In your case (a), 10 > 5 + 4, so the triangle inequality is not valid.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    It means that such triangle DOES NOT EXIST.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    In your case (b), triangle inequalities are valid for any pair of its sides.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    Hence, it is POSSIBLE for a triangle to have indicated sides.\r\n" );
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