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Can the side lengths of 3, 10, and 13 form a triangle?- quoara

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Answer:

No, it can not.

Explanation:

For a triangle to exist. The two sides of length of every triangle added up must be greater than the other length.

Here,

13 + 3 > 10

13 + 10 > 3

but,

3 + 10 > 13 is false

so, the side lengths 3, 10, 13 can not form a triangle.

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