Triangles Unit Test

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Complete the inequality so that it represents the whole-number values that side a could be to create a triangle.
An illustration of a triangle shows an equation along the base as b equals 6 and the hypotenuse as c equals 7. The third side on the triangle is labeled as a.

(1 point)
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Answer 1

7

Answer 2

theres two not one

Answer 3

My apologies for the confusion. Since we know that the sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle must be greater than the length of the third side, the inequality for side a would be:

7 < a < 13