Two sides of a triangle are of length 4 cm and 2.5 cm. The length of the third side of the triangle cannot be

(a) 6 cm (b) 6.5 cm (c) 5.5 cm (d) 6.3 cm

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Solution

ANSWER:
Since, 4 + 2.5 = 6.5
So, 6.5 cm cannot be the third side of the triangle, as the sum of two sides of a triangle is always greater than
the third side.
Hence, the correct option is (b).

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