SOLUTION: If 17 and 36 are the lengths of two sides of a triangle, what is the range of possible values for the length of the third side?

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Question 682257: If 17 and 36 are the lengths of two sides of a triangle, what is the range of possible values for the length of the third side?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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The third side is larger than 36-17 = 19

The third side is smaller than 36+17 = 53

So if x is the length of the third side, then 19 < x < 53