SOLUTION: A triangle has 4 units on one side and 7 units on the other. How long must the third side be? Greater than ____ and less than ___.
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Question 905106: A triangle has 4 units on one side and 7 units on the other. How long must the third side be? Greater than ____ and less than ___.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x = length of third side
a - b < c < a + b ... Note: this implies that a > b
7-4 < x < 7 + 4
3 < x < 11
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The third side must be...
Greater than __3__ and less than __11___
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