Which set of three numbers could be the side lengths of a triangle?

A.

5, 5, 14

B.

3, 3, 2

C.

3, 3, 8

D.

5, 5, 10

Question

Which set of three numbers could be the side lengths of a triangle? 



 



A.

5, 5, 14




 



B.

3, 3, 2




 



C.

3, 3, 8




 



D.

5, 5, 10

hazelbrown · Answer

do you mean a right angled triangle

anonymous · Answer

it doesnt say what kind of triangle

anonymous · Answer

@rebeccaxhawaii

anonymous · Answer

@suppa_lova

baconboy73 · Answer

All these are isosceles triangles.  If you draw out each of them, you can split them into two right triangles.  Now look at the lengths of the right triangles.  If the hypotenuse is greater or equal to the other line, it's not possible.  I drew a bit of a crude picture to help.

(the correct one is b)

baconboy73 · Answer

The triangle in the picture is d).