Question

Identify the side measures that will not form a triangle.

Answer 1

To determine if three side measures will not form a triangle, you can use the triangle inequality theorem, which states that the sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle must be greater than the length of the third side.

For example, if you have side measures of 3, 5, and 10:

3 + 5 = 8 < 10
3 + 10 = 13 > 5
5 + 10 = 15 > 3

Since 3 + 5 is not greater than 10, these side measures will not form a triangle.