SOLUTION: if 2 sides of a triangle measure 8 and 15 find all possible lengths of the third side in interval or inequality form?

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Question 390160: if 2 sides of a triangle measure 8 and 15 find all possible lengths of the third side in interval or inequality form?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,        

Let x represent the length of the third side

Note: sum of the lengths of two sides must be greater than the length of third side

  8 + 15 > x

or

   x < 23