To find: The range of measure of the length of the unknown from the
Answer to Problem 20PPS
The range of the unknown value of the triangle is
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The given sides of the triangle are:
Consider the inequality of triangle theorem:
The sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle should be greater than the third side.
Consider the third side of the triangle as
Calculate the range of
Consider the third side of the triangle as
Calculate the range of
Consider the third side of the triangle as
Calculate the range of
From the above range of, find the range of x .
Hence, the range of the unknown value of the triangle is
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