Read the following SAT test question and then click on a button to select your answer.

　　In triangle ABC, the length of side line BC is 2 and the length of side line AC is 12. Which of the following could be the length of side line AB?

　　(A) 6

　　(B) 8

　　(C) 10

　　(D) 12

　　(E) 14

　　Explanation

　　By the Triangle Inequality, the sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle must be greater than the length of the remaining side. Therefore, BC + AB greater than AC, or 2 + AB greater than 12. Thus, AB greater than 10, which eliminates options (A), (B), and (C). Also by the Triangle Inequality, BC + AC greater than AB, or 14 greater than AB, which eliminates choice (E). Therefore, of the given choices, only choice (D), 12, could be the length of side line AB.

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（编辑：马菲）