A triangle has a perimeter 13. The two shorter sides have integer lengths equal to x and x + 1. Which of the following could be the length of the othe
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What thoughts do you have?
I'd start with the triangle inequality, which says that the longest side is less than the sum of the shorter two sides.
At some point I would probably try out certain values of x (at least to confirm my answer, if not as part of a guess and check scheme).
I'd start with the triangle inequality, which says that the longest side is less than the sum of the shorter two sides.
At some point I would probably try out certain values of x (at least to confirm my answer, if not as part of a guess and check scheme).