document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=481478>Question 481478</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A triangle has two sides of lengths 7 and 12 what value could the third side be?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Based on the triangle inequality theorem, the third side is greater than the difference between the other two sides, but less than their sum.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In other words, in this case, the third side is between 5 (12 - 7) and 19 (7 + 12), non-inclusive. This means that the third side can take on any REAL number that is greater than 5, but less than 19.\r<BR>\n" );
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