Question

Which dimensions cannot create a triangle?

Answer 1

Answer:

three angles measuring 109º, 25º, and 145º cannot create a triangle

three angles measuring 40º, 70º, and 65º cannot create a triangle

Step-by-step explanation:

Verify each dimensions

Part 1) three angles measuring 109º, 25º, and 145º

Remember that the sum of the interior angles of a triangle must be equal to 180 degrees

In this problem we have

$109^o+25^o+145^o=279^o$

$279^o> 180^o$

therefore

three angles measuring 109º, 25º, and 145º cannot create a triangle

Part 2) three sides measuring 9 m, 15 m, and 9 m

we know that

The Triangle Inequality Theorem states that the sum of any 2 sides of a triangle must be greater than the measure of the third side

Applying the triangle inequality theorem

1) 9+15 > 9 ---> is ok

2) 9+9 > 15 ---> is ok

therefore

three sides measuring 9 m, 15 m, and 9 m can create a triangle

Part 3) three angles measuring 40º, 70º, and 65º

Remember that the sum of the interior angles of a triangle must be equal to 180 degrees

In this problem we have

$40^o+70^o+65^o=175^o$

$175^o< 180^o$

therefore

three angles measuring 40º, 70º, and 65º cannot create a triangle

Part 4) three sides measuring 6 cm, 8 cm, and 10 cm

we know that

The Triangle Inequality Theorem states that the sum of any 2 sides of a triangle must be greater than the measure of the third side

Applying the triangle inequality theorem

1) 6+8 > 10 ---> is ok

2) 8+10 > 6 ---> is ok

3) 6+10 > 8 ---> is ok

therefore

three sides measuring 6 cm, 8 cm, and 10 cm can create a triangle