Question

A triangle has two sides of length 16 and 18. What is the largest possible whole-number length for the third side?

Answer 1

The hypotenuse is smaller than the 2 sides

Answer 2

Adding the two sides together would create a straight line

Answer 3

So, subtract one from the sun

Answer 4

*not hypotenuse
I just meant the third side

Answer 5

use the rule what say how not can be the length of 3rd side when you know the lengths of two sides of a triangle ?
- the length of a side of a triangle not can be greater then the sum of the other two sides

Answer 6

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @jhonyy9
use the rule what say how not can be the length of 3rd side when you know the lengths of two sides of a triangle ?
- the length of a side of a triangle not can be greater then the sum of the lengths of other two sides
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Answer 7

the correct answer is 33

Answer 8

@AZ agree this ?

Answer 9

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @4waldo
the correct answer is 33
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Yes

Answer 10

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @4waldo
the correct answer is 33
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16+18=34 so 33 is smaller then 34
yes this the correct answer - good job - congrats !