SOLUTION: which triplet can not be the lengths of the 3 sides of a triangle and why? a)22,16,13 b)9,9,11 C)6,7,9 D)22,8,12

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Question 549199: which triplet can not be the lengths of the 3 sides of a triangle and why?
a)22,16,13
b)9,9,11
C)6,7,9
D)22,8,12

Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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For the triangle to be right triangle the sum of the squares of the smaller sides = square of the largest side
a)22,16,13 13^2+16^2 not equal to 22^2
b)9,9,11 not a right triangle
C)6,7,9 not a right triangle
D)22,8,12 not a right triangle