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by sumasajja » Sat Jul 23, 2011 4:56 pm
if the perimeter of the triangle is 18,then the length of one of the sides cannot be
a] 1
b] 3
c] 6
d] 8
e] 9
any quick ways of solving this problem coz i am slow at it.......
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by vineeshp » Sat Jul 23, 2011 5:38 pm
Sum of 2 sides has to be greater than third side.

Perimeter = 18.

Ans E = one side is 9. which means sum of other 2 is 9. this cant be. sum of 2 sides has to be > 3rd side.
Vineesh,
Just telling you what I know and think. I am not the expert. :)
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