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There are many lengths that can be used to make triangles. Basically take the longest side, add the two shorter sides together, it can be a triangle as long as the 2 shorter sides added together are longer than the longest side.

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How do you know if you can make more that one triangle?

To determine if you can make more than one triangle with a given set of side lengths, you can use the triangle inequality theorem, which states that the sum of the lengths of any two sides must be greater than the length of the remaining side. If the side lengths meet this condition, you can form a triangle, but if the side lengths are the same (like in the case of an equilateral triangle), only one unique triangle can be formed. Additionally, if the angles are not specified and the side lengths allow for different arrangements, multiple triangles may be possible.


Can the set of lengths be the side lengths of a right triangle 7ft 12ft 17ft?

No because the given sides do not comply with Pythagoras' theorem for a right angle triangle.


What three set of numbers could make a triangle?

To form a triangle, the lengths of its sides must satisfy the triangle inequality theorem, which states that the sum of the lengths of any two sides must be greater than the length of the third side. For example, the sets of numbers (3, 4, 5), (5, 7, 10), and (6, 8, 10) can all form triangles. In each case, the sum of the lengths of any two sides is greater than the length of the third side.


How do you find a separate set of lengths for a similar triangle?

just use a scale factor! multiply all the dimensions by X and you'll have the dimensions of the new triangle. of course the angles and all are the same b.c theyre similar.


Would the following set of sides build a triangle 4 4 5?

Yes. If the sum of the length of the two smaller sides are greater than the length of the larger side and none of the lengths of any of the sides equals 0, then it is a triangle. It is not, however, an equilateral triangle or right triangle (that would be 5, 4, 3), though it is an isosceles triangle.

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What set of lengths could not be the lengths of the sides of a triangle?

If any of its 2 sides is not greater than its third in length then a triangle can't be formed.


Which set of side lengths cannot form a triangle?

1.5m


How do you know if you can make more that one triangle?

To determine if you can make more than one triangle with a given set of side lengths, you can use the triangle inequality theorem, which states that the sum of the lengths of any two sides must be greater than the length of the remaining side. If the side lengths meet this condition, you can form a triangle, but if the side lengths are the same (like in the case of an equilateral triangle), only one unique triangle can be formed. Additionally, if the angles are not specified and the side lengths allow for different arrangements, multiple triangles may be possible.


Can the set of lengths be the side lengths of a right triangle 7ft 12ft 17ft?

No because the given sides do not comply with Pythagoras' theorem for a right angle triangle.


What set of numbers represents the lengths of the sides of a right triangle?

They are Pythagorean triples


Which set of numbers represent the side lengths of an obtuse triangle?

Those ones, there!


How many examples are in a triangle shapes set?

Infinitely many. The smallest side of a triangle can have infinitely many possible lengths.


Which set of side lengths can form a triangle?

11, 4, 8


Which shape has 1 set of parallel lines?

It is a trapezoid that has one set of opposite parallel lines of different lengths.


Which set of side lengths will not form a right triangle?

Plug the side lengths into the Pythagorean theorem in place of a and b. If a2 + b2 = c2, it's a right triangle. C needs to be an integer, so c2 will be a perfect square.


What three set of numbers could make a triangle?

To form a triangle, the lengths of its sides must satisfy the triangle inequality theorem, which states that the sum of the lengths of any two sides must be greater than the length of the third side. For example, the sets of numbers (3, 4, 5), (5, 7, 10), and (6, 8, 10) can all form triangles. In each case, the sum of the lengths of any two sides is greater than the length of the third side.


Which set of numbers can not represent the lengths of the sides of a triangle?

There are lots of sets of numbers that fit that definition! But the important thing to remember about triangles is the Third Side Rule, or the Triangle Inequality, which states: the length of a side of a triangle is less than the sum of the lengths of the other two sides and greater than the difference of the lengths of the other two sides. So you can have a triangle with sides of 3, 4 and 5 because 3 < 4 + 5, 4 < 3 + 5 and 5 < 3 + 4; and because 3 > 5 - 4, 4 > 5 - 3 and 5 > 4 - 3. But you can't have a triangle with sides 1, 2 and 8, for example. Just imagine three pieces of wood or three straws with lengths 1, 2 and 8. Put the longest piece, 8, horizontally on the table. Then put the other two, one at each end of the longest piece. Could those two shorter sides ever meet to form a triangle? No, never!-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The length is always positive, so that all real positive numbers can represent the length of sides of a triangle: {x| x > 0}.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Whoever added that to my answer, sorry, I beg to differ! The question asked what SET of numbers cannot represent the lengths of the sides of a triangle. There are infinite possibilities for that. While the lengths are always a set of real positive numbers, not every possible set of real positive numbers is a potential set of numbers that represent the lengths of the sides of a triangle!