SOLUTION: what are the possible whole numbers for the length of the third side of a triangle if the length of the two sides is 6 and 12?

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Question 492715: what are the possible whole numbers for the length of the third side of a triangle if the length of the two sides is 6 and 12?
Answer by cleomenius(959) About Me  (Show Source):
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By the Triangle Inequlaity Thereom,
any two sides of a triangle have a sum > than the third side, so 7 would be the lowest it could be and 17 the highest.
Cleomenius.