SOLUTION: A triangle has two sides of lengths 5 and 12. What value could the length of the third side be? Check all that apply.
A. 19
B. 17
C. 11
D. 9
E. 7
F. 5
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A. 19
B. 17
C. 11
D. 9
E. 7
F. 5
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Question 1036898: A triangle has two sides of lengths 5 and 12. What value could the length of the third side be? Check all that apply.
A. 19
B. 17
C. 11
D. 9
E. 7
F. 5 Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The sum of the lengths of any two sides must be greater than the third.
That excludes 5 and 7.
9 and 11 work
17 and 19 do not work, because 5 and 12 are not greater.
