A triangle has sides measuring 2 inches and 7 inches. if x represents the length in inches of the third side, which inequality gives the range of possible values for x?

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Alan Franzoni · Answer 1 · 2017-01-14T17:26:41+0000

5<x<9. The third side can not be bigger than the sum of the other two sides, hence the less than 9. But it also has to add to 2 to be bigger than 7, so it has to be greater than 5.

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