SOLUTION: If the length of one side of a triangle is 5, which of the following pairs of numbers CANNOT be lengths of the other two sides of the triangle? e other two sides of the trian

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Question 955384:
If the length of one side of a triangle is 5, which of the following pairs of numbers CANNOT be lengths of the other two sides of the triangle?
e other two sides of the triangle?
2 and 3
3 and 4
5 and 5
5 and 5
5 and 6
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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The answer is 2 and 3. The Triangle Inequality Theory states the sum of any two sides of a triangle must be greater than the third side. If the sum equals the third side, they all lay on the same line.