What is a possible third side to a triangle with side lengths of 5 and 5

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Lola Browning

Mathematics

13 July, 18:40

What is a possible third side to a triangle with side lengths of 5 and 5

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Harmon · Answer 1

if equilateral, then 5

Kenyon Zhang · Answer 2

For a triangle, the condition is: the sum of any 2 sides > third side.

I. e. a+b>c, a+c>b, b+c>a.

So, we have:

5+x>5, and 5+5>x.

This means:

5+x>5 = > x>0

10>x = > x<10.

Answer:

General condition: 0
Integer values: x={1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}