SOLUTION: the measures of two sides of a triangle are 29 and 14. Find the range of values for the third side, x. answer and how do you set up the problem.

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Question 528304: the measures of two sides of a triangle are 29 and 14. Find the range of values for the third side, x. answer and how do you set up the problem.
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Either is the longest side of the triangle or 29 is the longest side.

The triangle inequality says that the measure of any side of any triangle is less than the sum of the other two sides.

So either 29 is the longest side and:



or is the longest side and:



Solve the first inequality for the lower limit on and solve the second one for the upper limit.

John

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