A triangle has sides measuring 5 inches and 8 inches.if x represents the length in inches of the third side, which inequality gi

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Bingel [31]

3 years ago

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A triangle has sides measuring 5 inches and 8 inches.if x represents the length in inches of the third side, which inequality gi

ves the range of possible values for x?

Mathematics

2 answers:

Ulleksa [173] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-11T16:57:09+03:00

Ulleksa [173]3 years ago

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3 < x < 11
yea what the person said

Semenov [28] · Answer 2 · 2022-03-11T15:54:41+03:00

Semenov [28]3 years ago

3 0

Answer:

3 < x < 11

Step-by-step explanation:

We use the triangle inequality to figure out the longest possible side and shortest possible side. The shortest will be 3 (8-5 = 3) and the longest will be 11 (3+8 = 11) and we write an inequality.