To answer this question, we need to take into account the triangular inequality, that is, in a triangle, the sum of two sides must be greater than one side of the triangle. That is:
[tex]a+b>c,b+c>a,a+c>b[/tex]We can see that two of the sides are:
a = 8 in, and b = 7 in, then, we have:
a + b = 8 + 7 = 15. Therefore:
[tex]15>6,\text{ and 15>7,15>9}[/tex]Therefore, the possible lengths for the third side are:
• 6 inches
,• 7 inches
,• 9 inches
