SOLUTION: given triangle ABC, AB=12, BC=17, what must be true about AC?

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Question 853169: given triangle ABC, AB=12, BC=17, what must be true about AC?
Answer by fcabanski(1391)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The length of the third side of a triangle must be less than the sum of the lengths of the other two sides.


AC < 12 + 17


AC < 29

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