SOLUTION: if 17 and 26 are the lengths of two sides of a triangle what is the range of possible values for the length of the third side?

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Question 356827: if 17 and 26 are the lengths of two sides of a triangle what is the range of possible values for the length of the third side?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(8909) About Me  (Show Source):
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if 17 and 26 are the lengths of two sides of a triangle what is the range of possible values for the length of the third side?
It has to be between their difference (in absolute value) and their sum.

26-17 < x < 26+17

  9 < x < 43

The third side must be longer than 9 and shorter than 43.

Edwin