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Mr. Littles is building a triangular sandbox using three boards. He already has two boards that measure 9 feet and 12 feet. Select all of the values that could represent the length of the third board of his triangular sandbox.

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Answer:

  • 9 feet, 15 feet, 19 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

Options are:

  • 2 feet
  • 3 feet
  • 9 feet
  • 15 feet
  • 19 feet
  • 21 feet
  • 30 feet

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Use the triangle inequality theorem: sum of any two side must be greater than the third side by length

  • 2 feet     ⇒  no, as 2 + 9 < 12
  • 3 feet     ⇒  no, as 3 + 9 = 12
  • 9 feet     ⇒  yes
  • 15 feet    ⇒  yes
  • 19 feet    ⇒  yes
  • 21 feet    ⇒  no, as 9 + 12 = 21
  • 30 feet  ⇒  no, as 9 + 12 < 30

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