Question

If the sides of a triangle have measurements 3x + 4 , 6x - 1, and 8x + 2, find all possible values of x.
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Answer 1

All sides must be greater of zero.

3x+4 always>0

8x+2 always>0

Only side: 6x-1 can be negative.

That's why:

6x-1>0

6x>1 Divide both sides with 6

x>1/6

Answer 2

Thanks anyway but that isn't one of the choices the answer is x> 3/11 i figured it out thanks for trying :)

Answer 3

Anonymus solution not completely.

All sides must be greater of zero:

3x+4>0

3x> -4 Divide with 3

x> -4/3


6x-1>0

6x>1 Divide with 6

x>1/6


8x+2>0

8x> -2 Divide with 8

x> -2/8

x> -1/4


Least of that numbers is -4/3= -1.3333


x> -4/3 is solution

Answer 4

x>3/11 is also > -4/3

All x> -4/3 is choices

Answer 5

The condition that all sides have to be positive, as Anonymous used, is not sufficient.
In any triangle the sum of 2 sides must be greater than the third side, so
3x+4 + 6x-1 > 8x + 2 ----> x > -1
AND
3x+4 + 8x + 2 > 6x-1 ---> x > -7/5
AND
8x + 2 + 6x - 1 > 3x+4 --> x > 3/11

the intersection of all three conditions is
x > 3/11

To show that Anonymous is incorrect, pick a value of x between his/her answer of 1/6 and mine of 3/11
e.g. x = 11/50
3x+4 --> 4.66
6x-1 --> .32
8x+2 --> -.24 , contradiction
I have a value of x > 1/6 which did not work.