How to find the length of the side of an acute / obtuse triangle - SSAT Upper Level Quantitative
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The perimeter of a triangle is 
. If one side has the length 
, and another side has the length 
, what is the length of the third side?
The perimeter of a triangle is
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The perimeter is the length of all the sides added up.
Using the information given in the question,
Now, solve for side 3.
The perimeter is the length of all the sides added up.
Using the information given in the question,
Now, solve for side 3.
If the perimeter of the triangle is 
and two of the sides are given in the figure below, what is the length of the third side?
If the perimeter of the triangle is
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To find the perimeter of a triangle, add up all of its sides.
Let 
be the length of the third side.
The length of the third side is 
.
To find the perimeter of a triangle, add up all of its sides.
Let
The length of the third side is
The perimeter of the triangle is 
, and two of the sides are already given. What is the length of the third side?
The perimeter of the triangle is
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Add up all the sides to find the perimeter of the triangle.
Let 
be the length of the third side.
The length of the third side is 
.
Add up all the sides to find the perimeter of the triangle.
Let
The length of the third side is
The perimeter of the triangle is 
, and two of the sides are already given. What is the length of the third side?
The perimeter of the triangle is
Tap to see back →
Add up all the sides to find the perimeter of the triangle.
Let 
be the length of the third side.
The length of the third side is 
.
Add up all the sides to find the perimeter of the triangle.
Let
The length of the third side is
The perimeter of the triangle is 
, and two of the sides are given. What is the length of the third side?
The perimeter of the triangle is
Tap to see back →
Add up all the sides to find the perimeter of the triangle.
Let 
be the length of the third side.
The length of the third side is 
.
Add up all the sides to find the perimeter of the triangle.
Let
The length of the third side is
The perimeter of the triangle is 
, and two of the sides are given. What is the length of the third side?
The perimeter of the triangle is
Tap to see back →
Add up all the sides to find the perimeter of the triangle.
Let 
be the length of the third side.
The length of the third side is 
.
Add up all the sides to find the perimeter of the triangle.
Let
The length of the third side is
The perimeter of the triangle is 
, and two of the sides are given. Find the length of the third side.
The perimeter of the triangle is
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Add up all the sides to find the perimeter of the triangle.
Let 
be the length of the third side.
The length of the third side is 
.
Add up all the sides to find the perimeter of the triangle.
Let
The length of the third side is
A triangle has side lenghts of 
, 
, and 
. The perimeter of this triangle is 
. Find the length of the shortest side.
A triangle has side lenghts of
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Add up all the sides to find the perimeter of the triangle.
Now, we plug in the value of 
into 
to find the length of the shortest side.
The length of the shortest side is 
.
Add up all the sides to find the perimeter of the triangle.
Now, we plug in the value of
The length of the shortest side is
The lengths of a triangle with a perimeter of 
are 
. Find the length of the longest side.
The lengths of a triangle with a perimeter of
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Add up all the sides to find the perimeter.
.
Plugging this value into the sides we get:
The side lengths of the triangle are 
.
The length of the longest side is 
.
Add up all the sides to find the perimeter.
Plugging this value into the sides we get:
The side lengths of the triangle are
The length of the longest side is
A triangle with a perimeter of 
has side lengths of 
. Find the length of the longest side.
A triangle with a perimeter of
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Add up all the sides to find the perimeter.
Now, plug in the value of 
to find the lengths of the triangle, then choose the largest one.
Add up all the sides to find the perimeter.
Now, plug in the value of
A triangle with a perimeter of 
has side lengths of 
. Find the length of the shortest side.
A triangle with a perimeter of
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Add up all the sides to find the perimeter.
.
Now, subsitute the value of 
to find the lengths of the sides, then choose the longest side.
Add up all the sides to find the perimeter.
Now, subsitute the value of
The perimeter for the triangle is 
, and two sides are given. Find the length of the third side.
The perimeter for the triangle is
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Add up all the sides to find the perimeter.
Let 
be the length of the third side.
The length of the third side is 
.
Add up all the sides to find the perimeter.
Let
The length of the third side is
The perimeter of the triangle is 
, and two of the sides are given. What is the length of the third side?
The perimeter of the triangle is
Tap to see back →
Add up all the sides to find the perimeter.
Let 
be the length of the third side.
The length of the third side is 
.
Add up all the sides to find the perimeter.
Let
The length of the third side is
The perimeter of a triangle is . If one side has the length , and another side has the length , what is the length of the third side?
The perimeter of a triangle is
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The perimeter is the length of all the sides added up.
Using the information given in the question,
Now, solve for side 3.
The perimeter is the length of all the sides added up.
Using the information given in the question,
Now, solve for side 3.
If the perimeter of the triangle is and two of the sides are given in the figure below, what is the length of the third side?
If the perimeter of the triangle is
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To find the perimeter of a triangle, add up all of its sides.
Let be the length of the third side.
The length of the third side is .
To find the perimeter of a triangle, add up all of its sides.
Let
The length of the third side is
The perimeter of the triangle is , and two of the sides are already given. What is the length of the third side?
The perimeter of the triangle is
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Add up all the sides to find the perimeter of the triangle.
Let be the length of the third side.
The length of the third side is .
Add up all the sides to find the perimeter of the triangle.
Let
The length of the third side is
The perimeter of the triangle is , and two of the sides are already given. What is the length of the third side?
The perimeter of the triangle is
Tap to see back →
Add up all the sides to find the perimeter of the triangle.
Let be the length of the third side.
The length of the third side is .
Add up all the sides to find the perimeter of the triangle.
Let
The length of the third side is
The perimeter of the triangle is , and two of the sides are given. What is the length of the third side?
The perimeter of the triangle is
Tap to see back →
Add up all the sides to find the perimeter of the triangle.
Let be the length of the third side.
The length of the third side is .
Add up all the sides to find the perimeter of the triangle.
Let
The length of the third side is
The perimeter of the triangle is , and two of the sides are given. What is the length of the third side?
The perimeter of the triangle is
Tap to see back →
Add up all the sides to find the perimeter of the triangle.
Let be the length of the third side.
The length of the third side is .
Add up all the sides to find the perimeter of the triangle.
Let
The length of the third side is
The perimeter of the triangle is , and two of the sides are given. Find the length of the third side.
The perimeter of the triangle is
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Add up all the sides to find the perimeter of the triangle.
Let be the length of the third side.
The length of the third side is .
Add up all the sides to find the perimeter of the triangle.
Let
The length of the third side is