SOLUTION: Find the range for the measure of the third side of a triangle given the measures of two sides. 4 ft, 8 ft

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Question 1199079: Find the range for the measure of the third side of a triangle given the measures of two sides. 4 ft, 8 ft
Answer by ikleyn(52776) About Me  (Show Source):
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The third side is shorter than the sum               4 ft + 8 ft = 12 ft

                  and is longer   than the difference   8 ft - 4 ft = 4 ft.


In the convenient form,  the range is  (4,12) ft.


        The source :  the triangle inequalities.