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Which sets of side lengths could form a triangle?
A. 3 centimeters, 4 centimeters, 9 centimeters
B. 3 centimeters, 6 centimeters, 9 centimeters
C. 4 centimeters, 5 centimeters, 9 centimeters
D. 4 centimeters, 6 centimeters, 9 centimeters

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Answer:

D. 4 centimeters, 6 centimeters, 9 centimeters

Step-by-step explanation:

Considering side length for forming a triangle, most of the time it is about Triangle Inequality Theorem, which for 3 sides length a,b,c, it must satisfy the following set of inequalities:  

[tex]a+b>c\\a+c>b\\b+c>a[/tex]

By checking each of them only D satisfy:

[tex]4+6=10>9\\6+9=15>4\\9+4=13>6[/tex]

For simplicity you only have to check if the two shortest sides add up to be larger than the longest side:

[tex]4+6>9[/tex]

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