SOLUTION: A triangle has two sides of length 7 and 9. What value could the length of the third side be

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Question 254902: A triangle has two sides of length 7 and 9. What value could the length of the third side be
Found 3 solutions by edjones, CharlesG2, drk:
Answer by edjones(8007)   (Show Source):
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Let x be the length of the 3rd side.

my final answer
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Ed

Answer by CharlesG2(834)   (Show Source):
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A triangle has two sides of length 7 and 9. What value could the length of the third side be
let us have point A be (0,0)
B (0,7)
C (9,0)
so AB=7, AC=9, and BC= ?
distance BC = sqrt((9-0)^2+(0-7)^2)=sqrt(9^2+(-7)^2)=sqrt(81+49)=sqrt(130)
BC=sqrt(130)
BC=11.4018 rounded to 4 places

Answer by drk(1908)   (Show Source):
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To find the range of the third side find BIG + SMALL and then BIG - SMALL
BIG - SMALL = 2
BIG + SMALL = 16
So,
2 < third side < 16.