SOLUTION: two sides of a triangle have lengths 6 and 8. what lengths are possible for the third side? explain

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Question 398246: two sides of a triangle have lengths 6 and 8. what lengths are possible for the third side? explain
Found 2 solutions by rfer, richard1234:
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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10
this is a 3,4,5 triangle.
6^2+8^2=100
sqrt 100=10

Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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The third side must be between 2 and 14, due to the triangle inequality. So, 2+%3C+x+%3C+14.