document.write( "Question 377757: A triangle has two sides of length 10 and 14. What value could the length of the third side be? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #268435 by Edwin McCravy(20059)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "The third side must be between:\r\n" );
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document.write( "a. the difference of the other two sides\r\n" );
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document.write( "b. the sum of the other two sides.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So the third side must be between\r\n" );
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document.write( "a. the difference of the other two sides 14-10 or 4 and\r\n" );
document.write( "b. the sum of the other two sides 14+10 or 24.  \r\n" );
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document.write( "EXCLUSIVE of 4 and EXCLUSIVE of 24\r\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer is that if c is the third side, then 4 < c < 24 \r\n" );
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document.write( "Just think.  If the third side were 4 or less it would be too short to make a\r\n" );
document.write( "triangle with the other two.  And if the third side were 24 or more it would be\r\n" );
document.write( "too long to make a triangle with the other two.\r\n" );
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