SOLUTION: Why can't x, 2x, and 3x represent the lengths of the sides of a triangle?

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Question 517368: Why can't x, 2x, and 3x represent the lengths of the sides of a triangle?
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The sum of the measures of any two sides of a triangle must be STRICTLY greater than the measure of the third side. But hence no triangle.

John

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