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Given two sides of a triangle, find a range of possible lengths for the third side.9yd, 32yd

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We have to use the Triangle Inequality Theorem, which states that any of the 2 sides of a triangle must be a greater sum than the third side.

So, to find the correct range of lengths, we have to use the difference of the two sides and their addition to calculate the interval.

[tex]\begin{gathered} 32-9Therefore, the range of possible lengths is 23

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