SOLUTION: The measure of two sides of a triangle are 22 and 17. Between what two numbers must the measure of the third side be?

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Question 286983: The measure of two sides of a triangle are 22 and 17. Between what two numbers must the measure of the third side be?
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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in order for the triangle to be "closed up",
___ any side must be less than the sum, and greater than the difference, of the other two sides

in this case ___ 39 > x > 5