Question

two sides of a triangle have lengths 7 and 16. what must be true about the length of the third side ?. [A] less than 23. [B] less than 7. [C] less than 9. [D] less than 17

Answer 1

Two sides of a triangle have lengths 7 and 16. what must be true about the length of the third side less than 23.

Answer 2

If a two sides of a Triangle have lengths of 7 and 16,

The Third sides would be long enough to connect the two sides, which make it definitely more than 16.

So the answer is : A. Less than 23

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