If two sides of a triangle is 14cm and 9cm, what is the possible measure of the third side? Options are: 9cm or 2cm or 5cm?

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Solution

In a triangle , the sum of any two sides of a triangle is greater that the third side.
so the third side asded to 9 have to be greater than 14.
so answer is 9cm.
so that 9+9=18 which is greater than 14.

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