SOLUTION: two sides of a triangle have lengths 7 and 17. which expression describes the length of the third side? a)greater than 10 and less 24 b)greater than ten and at most 24 c)at le

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Question 398255: two sides of a triangle have lengths 7 and 17. which expression describes the length of the third side?
a)greater than 10 and less 24
b)greater than ten and at most 24
c)at least ten and at most 24
d)at least ten and less than 24

Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(a) is the answer
If it were , the
triangle collapses to a line
If it were , it stretches into
a straight line

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