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Two sides of a triangle have lengths 18m and 23m. Describe the possible lengths of the third side.

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Possible lengths are x

23 - 18 < x < 23 + 18

5 < x < 41


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Answer:

The possible length of third side is between 5 and 41 m

Explanation:

Given two sides of a triangle have lengths 18 m and 23 m.

we have to describe the possible lengths of the third side.

The triangle holds the inequality which states that, the third side must have a length between the sum and difference of the other two sides i.e

If a, b, c are the sides of triangle then

a-b<c<a+b

Here the two sides which are given

18 m and 23 m

23 - 18 < third side < 18 + 23

5 < third side < 41

The possible length of third side is between 5 and 41 m

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