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In triangle ABC, AB = 5 and AC = 3. Which one of the following is the measure of the length of side BC ?
*This question is included in Nova Math - Problem Set H: Geometry, question #1
| (A) | BC < 7 |
| (B) | ... |
| (C) | ... |
| (D) | ... |
| (E) | ... |
| (F) | ... |
The solution is
Posted: 12/12/2012 13:06
The answer is (D).
Posted: 12/12/2012 13:08
I mean (E).
Posted: 08/17/2014 05:25
The third side of a triangle can never be greater than the sum of the other two sides.
Posted: 08/17/2014 05:26
So the answer must be D
Posted: 08/17/2014 13:07
Hi Seth,
The lengths of the two given sides of the triangle (AB and AC) add up to 8, not 7.
So, the third side, CB, can have any length between 2 and 8:
2 < CB < 8
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The lengths of the two given sides of the triangle (AB and AC) add up to 8, not 7.
So, the third side, CB, can have any length between 2 and 8:
2 < CB < 8
Nova Press
Posted: 08/17/2014 05:27
So the answer must be D