Question

2 sides of a triangle have measures of 5 inches and 11 inches which measure could be the length of the third side

Answer 1

the third side must be greater than 6 but less than 16

Explanation:

use triangle inequality theorem - 3 scenarios (one of which is discounted because it produces a negative and a side of a triangle cannot be negative)

5 + 11 > 3rd side (n) n < 16

5 + n > 11 n > 6

11 + n > 5; n > -6 discounted