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Maths Puzzle
If two sides of a triangle have lengths 3.2 and 5.4 then the length of the third side must be between
(A) 0.0 and 2.2
(B) 2.2 and 5.4
(C) 2.2 and 8.6
(D) 3.2 and 5.4
(E) 5.4 and 8.6
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- (C) 2.2 and 8.6 excluding both the limits i.e, the third side cannot be 2.2 or less than 2.2 and 8.6 or more than 8.6
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- he side length should lie between 8.6(3.2+5.4) and 2.2 (5.4-3.2)
so (C) 2.2 and 8.6 is ryt :) - 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
- the third side of the triangle must be greater then the difference of other two sides and smaller than the sum of of these sides.
therefore the third side must be greater than 5.4-3.2=2.2 and smaller then 5.4+3.2=8.8.so answer is option (c)
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