SOLUTION: what the range for the measure of the third side given the measures of two sides of 82 and 8

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Question 451549: what the range for the measure of the third side given the measures of two sides of 82 and 8
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x be the 3rd side of the triangle. From the repeated use of the triangle inequality,

82 + 8 = 90 > x,
and 8 + x > 82, or x > 74.
Hence 90 > x > 74.