SOLUTION: One side of the triangle is 12 cm and the other 20 cm, how long is the third side?

Question 890120: One side of the triangle is 12 cm and the other 20 cm, how long is the third side?
Found 2 solutions by Okamiden, MathTherapy:
Answer by Okamiden(22) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Sadly, this is insufficient information. You can easily draw two triangles who fits this description and whose third side is of a different length.
Answer by MathTherapy(10555) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

One side of the triangle is 12 cm and the other 20 cm, how long is the third side?

No specific length, since you didn't provide enough info. However, with L being the length, the
range of values for the 3rd side is:
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