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a triangle has two sides of lengths 5 and 12, what value could the length of the third side be? check all that apply​

a triangle has two sides of lengths 5 and 12, what value could the length of the third-example-1
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Answer:

11 and 9

Explanation:

The inequality is 12-5<x<12+5, which simplifies to 7<x<17, so the length of the third side can be any number between 7 and 17, but not including those numbers.

The answer is 11 and 9

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