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the measures of two sides of a triangle are 5.2 and 8.1. determine the range of values for the third side of the triangle
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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use the triangle inequality: the third side must be greater than the difference and less than the sum of the other two sides.

8.1 − 5.2 = 2.9 and 8.1 + 5.2 = 13.3

So 2.9 < N < 13.3. (If degenerate triangles allowed, 2.9 ≤ N ≤ 13.3.)