Asked by nunya

Two sides of a triangle measure 4 cm and 9 cm. Determine which of the following choices cannot be the measure of the third side.(1 point)
Responses

6 cm
6 cm

8 cm
8 cm

10 cm
10 cm

5 cm
5 cm

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
By the triangle inequality, the third side x must satisfy |9 − 4| < x < 9 + 4, i.e. 5 < x < 13.
Thus 6 cm, 8 cm, and 10 cm are possible, but 5 cm is not.