document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=598079>Question 598079</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a triangle has sides of length 3cm & 8c, what can you say about the length of the third side </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "We know that the sum of any two sides of a triangle is always greater than the third side,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So   third side < 3 + 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i.e. third side < 11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also the difference of any two sides of a triangle is always less than the third side,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So third side > 8 - 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i.e. third side > 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combining the two equations we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11 > third-side > 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i.e. the third side of the triangle lies between 5cm amd 11cm.\r<BR>\n" );
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