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# M03-08

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16 Sep 2014, 00:19
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Is triangle $$ABC$$ equilateral?

(1) $$AB = 1$$

(2) $$BC + AC = 2$$

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16 Sep 2014, 00:19
Official Solution:

The triangle is equilateral when all of its sides have the same length.

Statement (1) by itself is insufficient. We don't know anything about the length of the other sides.

Statement (2) by itself is insufficient. Knowing that $$BC + AC = 2$$, doesn't give us enough information to be sure that the triangle is equilateral. Suppose $$BC=1.1$$ and $$AC=0.9$$.

Statements (1) and (2) combined are insufficient. Combining the two statements doesn't ensure that BC and AC equal exactly 1 each.

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14 Dec 2017, 04:13
Hi,

I got C.

Since we know :[A-B] <C<A+B

We can easily say its not an equilateral triangle

pls brunei can you specify
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14 Dec 2017, 05:24
girishiyer wrote:
Hi,

I got C.

Since we know :[A-B] <C<A+B

We can easily say its not an equilateral triangle

pls brunei can you specify

How?

Case 1: all sides are of lengths 1.
Case 2: sides are: 0.9, 1, 1.1.
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29 Dec 2017, 08:35
thanks bunuel for clarifying
Re: M03-08 &nbs [#permalink] 29 Dec 2017, 08:35
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