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If two sides of your triangle are 6cm and 18cm, what is the range of values that the third side could be?

User Btown
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Answer:

The ranges of the value can be from 12-24

Explanation:

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User Evangelia
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Answer:

17cm

Explanation:

We are given two sides, so we can use the Pythagorean theorem [ a² + b² = c² ] to solve for the third side. Let a = 6 and c = 18.

6² + b² = 18²

36 + b² = 324

b² = 288

√b² = √288

b ≈ 17cm

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