document.write( "Question 466110: Two sides of a triangle have lengths 6 and 8. What lengths are possible for the third side? Explain. \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "If two sides of a triangle have lengths a and b, then the\r\n" );
document.write( "length, c, of the third side must be between |a-b| and a+b,\r\n" );
document.write( "exclusive of each.  That is \r\n" );
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document.write( "       |a-b| < c < a+b \r\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore,\r\n" );
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document.write( "If two sides of a triangle have lengths 6 and 8, then the\r\n" );
document.write( "length, c, of the third side must be between |6-8| and 6+8,\r\n" );
document.write( "exclusive of each.  That is \r\n" );
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document.write( "       |6-8| < c < 6+8\r\n" );
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document.write( "        |-2| < c < 14\r\n" );
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document.write( "           2 < c < 14\r\n" );
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document.write( "So the third side must be longer than 2 yet shorter than 14.\r\n" );
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