Solve an inequality to find the possible values of x

Cory Klein asked Jan 23, 2023

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Cory Klein asked Jan 23, 2023

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Given the figure attached:

Any two sides on a triangle have to be greater than the third side, so:

$3x+2+2x+6\text{ > 10}$

solving for x:

$\begin{gathered} 5x\text{ > }10-2-6 \\ 5x\text{ > }2 \\ x>0.4 \end{gathered}$

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x > 0.4

Marcelo J Forclaz answered Jan 28, 2023

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