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Two sides of a triangle are 18 ft and 23 ft. Find the range for the measure of the third side.

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Answer:

5<x<41

Explanation:

Assume the unknown side to be x

By triangle inequality theorem

Difference of two known sides < x< Sum if two known sides

⇒23-18<x<23+18

⇒5<x<41

Therefore the possible values for unknown side x lies between 5 ft and 41 ft.

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