Question

The lengths of two sides of a right triangle are 5inches and 8 inches what is the difference between to two possible lengths of the third side of the triangle

Answer 1

10 inches

Explanation:

The third side may range between the difference and sum of the given sides:

8 - 5 = 3 . . . inches

8 + 5 = 13 . . . inches

The difference between these values is double the length of the shortest given side: 2×5 inches = 10 inches.