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A triangle has one side of length 5 and another of length 9. Which of the following are possible lengths of the third side?

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Answer:

Anything between 4 and 14

Explanation:

When two lengths of a triangle are added together, they must be greater than the third side. Therefore the unknown length cannot be equal to or less than 4 nor equal to or greater than 14.

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