SOLUTION: Jessica is making a triangle that has side lengths of 3.5 cm and 1.5 cm. What could the length of the third side be?

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Question 1114529: Jessica is making a triangle that has side lengths of 3.5 cm and 1.5 cm. What could the length of the third side be?

Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The third side must be shorter than  3.5 + 1.5 = 5 cm  and  longer than  3.5-1.5 = 2 cm.


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