Jamie knows the lengths of 2 sides of a triangle are 8 and 12. Use the Triangle Inequality Theorem to determine the possible values for the length of the third side of Jamie's triangle.
Mathematics · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Let x be the length of third side
Then, by triangle inequality theorem
12 - 8 < x < 12 + 8
4 < x < 20
Hence, possible values of triangle is greater than 4 and less than 20.