SOLUTION: Evelyn wants to build a triangle out of craft sticks. she has two crafts sticks to use for two sides of the triangle. one craft stick is 5cm long and the other is 8cm long, which o

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Question 1032080: Evelyn wants to build a triangle out of craft sticks. she has two crafts sticks to use for two sides of the triangle. one craft stick is 5cm long and the other is 8cm long, which of the following cannot be the length of the craft stick that she will use for the third side of the triangle?
a. 4cm
b. 9cm
c. 12cm
d. 14cm

Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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The 3rd side must be shorter than 13 cm
and longer than 3 cm
so, the answer is (d) 14 cm