If two sides of a triangle are 3 cm and 5 cm in length, which could not be the measure of the third side? a) 2 cm b) 3 cm c) 4 cm d) 5 cm

In geometry, there is a theorem that states: The sum of any two sides of a triangle is greater than that of the third

Let's try to plug in and find if any two sides added together will be greater than the third:

a) 2 cm

3+5=8 and 8>2 [acceptable]

2+3=5 but 5=5 [not acceptable]

2+8=10 and 10>5 [acceptable]

b) 3 cm

3+3=6, 6>5 [good]

3+5=8, 8>3 [good]

etc

We found that the answer has to be 2cm, because if we were to add a side of 2cm with 3cm, it would equal to the third side and the theorem states that the sum has to be greater

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its d. the first coordintaes are 10,32

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