Question

A triangle has two sides that are 8 inches and 16 inches long. Circle each value that could be the length of the third side.36 inches3 inches25 inches14 inches16 inches23 inches

Answer 1

13, 16 and 24

Explanation:

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So this most important thing to remember is that the sum of the smaller sides of the triangle has to be greater than the length of the hypotenuse

8+16=24 so the answer cannot be 24 or greater

therefore the answer is 23, 16 and 14

but not 3 because

3+8 is not greater than 16