SOLUTION: Which side lengths allow you to construct a triangle? A. 2, 3, and 8 B. 5, 2, and 7 C. 4, 1, and 9 D. 7, 2, and 2 E. 6, 8, and 10

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Question 188919: Which side lengths allow you to construct a triangle?

A. 2, 3, and 8
B. 5, 2, and 7
C. 4, 1, and 9
D. 7, 2, and 2
E. 6, 8, and 10



Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
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remember the sum of the two shortest sides must be greater than the third side
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the only one that fits this bill is E (6,8,10) which by experience we know to be a right triangle....
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