SOLUTION: A triangle has two sides that are 4 inches and 10 inches. What could be the length of the third side?

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Question 1133323: A triangle has two sides that are 4 inches and 10 inches. What could be the length of the third side?
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x, the length of third side

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Answer by ikleyn(52785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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According to triangle inequalities, the third side must be SHORTER than the sum of the two other sides  4 + 10 = 14 inches


and LONGER than the difference of the other two sides  10 - 4 = 6 inches.


          Thus       6 inches < third side length < 14 inches.


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