document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=965165>Question 965165</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two sides of a triangle measure 8cm and 11cm. Which one of these statements about the length of the third side is true?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) Its length is 3cm.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) Its length is less than 3cm.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c) Its length is greater than 19cm.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d) Its length is greater than 3 cm but less than 19cm.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER: d) is correct. The sum of any two sides of a triangle must be greater than the third side (Triangle Inequality Theory).  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x=third side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+8cm must be greater than 11cm, so x>3cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8cm+11cm must be greater than x, so x<19cm </SPAN>\n" );
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