If a triangle has lengths of 3 ft and 54 ft, check all the possible lengths for the third side

51 ft

53 ft

55 ft

57 ft

58 ft

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Ansley Morrow

Mathematics

20 August, 05:36

If a triangle has lengths of 3 ft and 54 ft, check all the possible lengths for the third side

51 ft

53 ft

55 ft

57 ft

58 ft

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Janet Shannon · Answer 1

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Answer: 51,53,55,57

Discussion. By the triangle inequality the sum of the lengths of any two sides is greater than or equal to the third side. In our case, 3 + 54 = 57, so the third side must be less than or equal to 57.

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If a triangle has lengths of 3 ft and 54 ft, check all the possible lengths for the third side51 ft53 ft55 ft57 ft58 ft

If a triangle has lengths of 3 ft and 54 ft, check all the possible lengths for the third side

51 ft

53 ft

55 ft

57 ft

58 ft