SOLUTION: The sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle must be greater than the third side. If a triangle has one side that is 17 cm and a second side that is 4 cm less than twice t

Question 1045328: The sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle must be greater than the third side. If a triangle has one side that is 17 cm and a second side that is 4 cm less than twice the third side, what are the possible lengths for the second and third sides?
Found 3 solutions by Boreal, MathTherapy, ikleyn:
Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
second side is 2x-4
third side is x
17+x>2x-4; -x>-21;x<21
17+2x-4>x;x>-13
x+2x-4>17;3x>21, x>7
x>7 and <21
Check 8 and 20
8: sides are 17,8,12: 25>12,29>8, 20<17, it works.
20: sides are 17,20,36;17+20>36;17+36>20; 20+36>17, it works.
Try 6. It should not work
17,6,8: 6+8 is not >17
7 10<2x-4<22
Possible lengths would include 8 and 12; 20 and 36

Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle must be greater than the third side. If a triangle has one side that is 17 cm and a second side that is 4 cm less than twice the third side, what are the possible lengths for the second and third sides?

Answer by ikleyn(52794)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle must be greater than the third side.
If a triangle has one side that is 17 cm and a second side that is 4 cm less than twice the third side,
what are the possible lengths for the second and third sides?
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Let x be the length o the third side. Then the length of the second side is (2x-4). According to the "triangle inequalities", these three inequalities should be in the place 17 + (2x-4) > x, (1) (2x-4) + x > 17, (2) 17 + x > 2x-4. (3) Inequality (1) is always valid and does not bring any restrictions. Inequality (2) is x > = 7. Inequality (3) is x < 21. Answer. The third side length must be between 7 and 21 (excluding the ends). The second side must be longer than 7. In addition, the second side must be "4 cm less than twice the third side".

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