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Two of the sides of a triangle are 7 inches and 8 inches. If the third side is a whole number of inches, what is its greatest
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Two of the sides of a triangle are 7 inches
and 8 inches. If the third side is a whole
number of inches, what is its greatest
possible measure?
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2021-07-25T22:47:54+00:00
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Answer:
11 inches
Step-by-step explanation:
7^2+8^2=c^2
49+64=c^2
113=c^2
square root both side
c=10.63014581
round up and get c=11
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