SOLUTION: what kind of triangle is it one side has length 5, one side has length 12, and one side has length 9. A.scalene triangle B.isosceles triangle C.equilateral triangle

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Question 413998: what kind of triangle is it one side has length 5, one side has length 12, and one side has length 9.
A.scalene triangle
B.isosceles triangle
C.equilateral triangle

Found 2 solutions by solver91311, ewatrrr:
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Equilateral triangles have three sides the same length. Isosceles triangles have two sides the same length.

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Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi
what kind of triangle is it one side has length 5, one side has length 12, and one side has length 9.
All 3 sides with different lengths: It is a scalene triangle
Note: isosceles triangle has 2 equal sides and an equilateral triangle has ALL sides of equal length