SOLUTION: Triangle ABC is an acute triangle. Two of it sides measure 11 cm and 14 cm. What is the range of possible values for its third side?

Question 951978: Triangle ABC is an acute triangle. Two of it sides measure 11 cm and 14 cm. What is the range of possible values for its third side?
Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

ABC is acute triangle. Forget about that. The important thing here is the two sides: and .

recall: in any triangle one side has to be less than the sum other two sides; so, the 3rd side has to be less than and has to be greater than the difference (you can't do because sides of triangle are always positive)
Now we know that the third side can be anything between and .
your answer is:
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