Question

If you have 2 pieces of spaghetti that have lengths 4 cm and 10 cm, what could be the possible length of a third piece of spaghetti to complete the triangle? cm < x < cm

Answer 1

Answer:

  6  <   third side    <   14

Third side must be greater than 6 and less than 14

Step-by-step explanation:

A triangle can be formed from 2 sides of any length.

The third side must be longer than the difference of the other 2 sides and

the third side must be less than the sum of the other 2 sides.

(if this question is from k12 lesson check)