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If two sides of a triangle are 5 and 7 which would be the third side

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Answer:

2 < x < 12

Explanation:

given 2 sides of a triangle then the third side x is in the interval

difference of 2 sides < x < sum of 2 sides , that is

7 - 5 < x < 7 + 5

2 < x < 12

third side could be 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

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