Question

Which of the following sets of numbers could not represent the three sides of a triangle?
Answer
Multiple Choice Answers
left curly bracket, 11, comma, 17, comma, 26, right curly bracket{11,17,26}
left curly bracket, 10, comma, 14, comma, 25, right curly bracket{10,14,25}
left curly bracket, 14, comma, 26, comma, 38, right curly bracket{14,26,38}
left curly bracket, 11, comma, 13, comma, 23, right curly bracket{11,13,23}

Answer 1

{10, 14, 25}

Because 10 + 14 = 24 which is not greater than 25, the triangle inequality is violated, so these cannot be side lengths of a triangle.