SOLUTION: which three numbers could be the lengths of the sides of a triangle. Put an X by each one. A. 4,4,4 B. 3,4,5 C. 5,6,11 D. 6,8,8 E. 1,2,3 F. 7,11,19

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Question 825931: which three numbers could be the lengths of the sides of a triangle. Put an X by each one.
A. 4,4,4
B. 3,4,5
C. 5,6,11
D. 6,8,8
E. 1,2,3
F. 7,11,19

Found 3 solutions by rfer, Alan3354, MathTherapy:
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which three numbers could be the lengths of the sides of a triangle. Put an X by each one.
A. 4,4,4
B. 3,4,5
C. 5,6,11
D. 6,8,8
E. 1,2,3
F. 7,11,19
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Not C, E or F
Do you know why?

Answer by MathTherapy(10551) About Me  (Show Source):
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which three numbers could be the lengths of the sides of a triangle. Put an X by each one.
A. 4,4,4
B. 3,4,5
C. 5,6,11
D. 6,8,8
E. 1,2,3
F. 7,11,19

Let each side, in order from left to right, be A, B, and C
Then: |A - B| < C < A + B

Check each one!!

You can then do a manual check by trying to draw a diagram of each!!

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