Gemma wants to draw a triangle with side lengths of 4 inches, 12 inches, and 17 inches. Which statement is true?

For three lengths to form a triangle, the sum of the two shorter sides must be greater than the longest side. Here, 4 + 12 = 16, which is less than 17, so these lengths cannot form a triangle. The true statement is that the triangle does not exist because 4 and 12 add to less than 17.

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