SOLUTION: please help me with this problem: from point a to b is 5 meter, point a to c is 7 meter, what is the distance from point b to point c. Thank you

Question 224014: please help me with this problem: from point a to b is 5 meter, point a to c is 7 meter, what is the distance from point b to point c. Thank you
Answer by rapaljer(4671) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Not enough information is given here. Do the three points lie on the same line? If so, what is the order of the points? In other words, which point is between the other two points?

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Dr. Robert J. Rapalje
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