Question

You are asked to draw a triangle with side lengths of 8 inches and

10 inches. What is the longest whole number length that your third
side can be?
Hint: set up 4 triangles with measures below to test which will
make a triangle:
8in. 10in, 17 in
8in, 10in, 18in
8in, 10in, 20in
8in, 10in 21 in
18
17
21
20

Answer 1

Answer: 8in. 10in. 17in.

Explanation:

The sum of the lengths of sides a, c must be greater than the length of the remaining side b.