SOLUTION: A triangle has two sides of lengths 7 and 9. What value could the length of the third side be?

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Question 685735: A triangle has two sides of lengths 7 and 9. What value could the length of the third side be?
Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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the sum of two sides in triangle is always greater than third side; so, if you are given two sides of lengths 7 and 9, than the length of the third side a must be:
0+%3C+a+%3C+16