The length of the first side of the triangle is 12 cm, the second is 4 cm shorter; the length of the third side

univerkov | April 29, 2021 | education

The length of the first side of the triangle is 12 cm, the second is 4 cm shorter; the length of the third side is equal to the length of the first and second sides. What is the length of the third side of the triangle?

In the task we are talking about a triangle, the length of one side of which is 12 cm.
The length of the second side is written “4 cm less”. Less than what? Unclear.
The third side is specified by the sentence “The length of the third side is equal to the length of the first and second sides.” It is also not clear.
In fact, the sum of the lengths of any two sides of any triangle is strictly greater than the length of its third side, and the length of a side of a triangle is always positive.

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