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The sides of ΔABC are a, b, and c. If the lengths of a = 7 and b = 10, what are the possible lengths of c?

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Answer:

The possible lengths of c are between 3 to 17.

Explanation:

According to the scenario, calculation of the given data are as follows,

a = 7

b = 10

As we know that, in a triangle length of third side is always greater than difference between the given two side, and always lesser than sum of both side.

So, Difference between both side = 10 - 7 = 3

Sum of both side = 10 + 7 = 17

Hence, the possible lengths of c are between 3 to 17.

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