SOLUTION: which could not be the measures of the sides of a triangle? A 3 ft, 8ft, 10 ft B 3 ft, 15, ft, 17 ft C 6 ft, 8ft, 10 ft D 8 ft, 9ft, 17 ft

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Question 573743: which could not be the measures of the sides of a triangle?
A 3 ft, 8ft, 10 ft
B 3 ft, 15, ft, 17 ft
C 6 ft, 8ft, 10 ft
D 8 ft, 9ft, 17 ft
Answer by checkley79(3341) About Me  (Show Source):
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D IS NOT A SOLUTION BECAUSE THE LENGTH OF THE LONGER SIDE IS NOT GREATER THAN THE SUM OF THE OTHER 2 SIDES.
8+9=17
17=17 FAILS THE TEST.