SOLUTION: The measures 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 394975: The measures of two sides of a triangle are 22 and 17. Between what two numbers must the measure of the third side be?
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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third side must be less+than the sum, and greater than the difference of the other two sides

in this case third side must be less+than22%2B17=39, andgreaterthan22-17=5
so, if third side x is
5%3Cx%3C39