Question

Which of the following sets of numbers could not represent the three sides of a triangle?
Answer
Multiple Choice Answers
left curly bracket, 12, comma, 24, comma, 34, right curly bracket{12,24,34}
left curly bracket, 14, comma, 25, comma, 40, right curly bracket{14,25,40}
left curly bracket, 11, comma, 14, comma, 24, right curly bracket{11,14,24}
left curly bracket, 4, comma, 11, comma, 13, right curly bracket{4,11,13}

Answer 1

{14, 25, 40}

Because 14 + 25 = 39 which is not greater than 40, the triangle inequality fails, so those lengths cannot form a triangle.