Asked by jm

Gemma wants to draw a triangle with side lengths of 4 inches, 12 inches, and 17 inches. Which statement is true?

This triangle exists because the sum of any two side lengths is greater than the length of the third side.
This triangle exists because the sum of 4 and 12 is less than 17.
This triangle does not exist because the sum of any two side lengths is greater than the length of the third side.
This triangle does not exist because the sum of 4 and 12 is less than 17.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The correct statement is: "This triangle does not exist because the sum of 4 and 12 is less than 17."

Explanation: 4 + 12 = 16, which is less than 17, so the triangle inequality is violated.