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OpenStudy (anonymous):

help please!! 1 medal and fan :) Two sides of a triangle have lengths 5 and 12. What must be true about the length of the third side? less than 17 less than 7 less than 12 less than 21

OpenStudy (anonymous):

less than 17

OpenStudy (anonymous):

explain please

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sure! if you draw a seg AB with the length of 12 draw a circle with a radius of 5 around point B and connected vertex A to some point on the circle to get your third side the side has to be greater then the difference and less then the sum of the other 2 sides

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no problem

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