Asked by Makayla
Determine the type of triangle that has side lengths of 18, 24, and 42.
equilateral triangle
isosceles triangle
It's not a triangle.
scalene triangle
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It's not a triangle.
Because 18 + 24 = 42, the triangle inequality is not satisfied (the sum of two sides must be greater than the third), so the segments would be collinear (a degenerate triangle), not a proper triangle.
Because 18 + 24 = 42, the triangle inequality is not satisfied (the sum of two sides must be greater than the third), so the segments would be collinear (a degenerate triangle), not a proper triangle.
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