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If the length of two sides of a triangle are 7 and 10, the length of the third side may beA. 3B. 1C. 4D. 2

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Recall that the triangles have the following property:

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

[tex]\begin{gathered} aTherefore, if we name the missing side c[tex]\begin{gathered} c<7+10 \\ 7From the inequality system we get:[tex]3The only option that is greater than 3 is option C.

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