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Is the perimeter of triangle ABC less than 15 centimetres ?

(1) The lengths of the sides of triangle ABC are consecutive even integers in centimetres
(2) The sum of the lengths of the shortest and longest sides of triangle ABC is 12 centimetres
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Is the perimeter of triangle ABC less than 15 centimetres ?

(1) The lengths of the sides of triangle ABC are consecutive even integers in centimetres
so the sides are 2n, 2n+2, 2n+4
Minimum value of n is 1, so min sides are 2,4,6... But the largest side is EQUAL to sum of other two sides, so it will not be a triangle..
Next values - 4, 6, 8.....sum=4+6+8=18>15
Ans NO
Sufficient

(2) The sum of the lengths of the shortest and longest sides of triangle ABC is 12 centimetres
So if perimeter is LESS than 15, the third side can have a max value as just less than 3
The smallest side has to be less than this too, so sides are <3, <3, ~9
But such a triangle is not possible as sum of the smallest sides is LESS than the largest side.
So Ans NO
Sufficient

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