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Two sides of a triangle are 5 cm and 9 cm long. What can be the length of its third side?

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Solution

Let the length of the third side be x cm.

Sum of any two sides of a triangle is greater than the third side.

∴ 5 + 9 >x
x<14

Hence, the length of the third side must be less than 14 cm.

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