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The length of the sides of a triangle is 15cm, ycm and (y-2)cm. If the area is less than 80cm2(square).Find the possible values of y​

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We can use Heron's Formula to calculate the area of a triangle given its three side lengths. The formula is:

A = √(s*(s-a)*(s-b)*(s-c)),

where s = (a + b + c)/2, a, b and c are the three sides of the triangle.

In this case, a = 15, b = y and c = (y-2). Therefore, we can plug these numbers in to get:

80 > √[(y + 7.5) * (y - 7.5) * (y - 2) * (y - 15)]

We can simplify this equation to get:

y^2 - 5y - 80 > 0

This equation can be solved using the quadratic formula, where the solution for y is:

y < 14.09 or y > 10.91

Therefore, the possible values for y are any number between 10.91 and 14.09.

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