SOLUTION: One side of the triangle is 8.5 and the other is 8.0 I am looking for the range of possible sizes for the third side.

Question 1129172: One side of the triangle is 8.5 and the other is 8.0 I am looking for the range of possible sizes for the third side.
Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Use the triangle inequalities.


The third side must be shorter than the sum  8.5 + 8 = 16.5 units


and longer than the difference  8.5 - 8 = 0.5 units.

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