SOLUTION: if two sides of a triangle are 17cm and 15 cm what would be the third length?

SOLUTION: if two sides of a triangle are 17cm and 15 cm what would be the third length?

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Question 588962: if two sides of a triangle are 17cm and 15 cm what would be the third length?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The third length can vary in size. If x is the third length, then x > 17-15 which means that x > 2. Also, x < 17+15 which means x < 32

So if x is the third length, then 2 < x < 32
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