Question

Find the range for the measure of the third side of a triangle given the measures of the other two sides are 4 and 8

Answer 1

4 < x < 12

Explanation:

Given 2 sides, then let x be the third side and

difference of 2 sides < x < sum of 2 sides , that is

8 - 4 < x < 8 + 4

4 < x < 12