The perimeter of the triangle is 24 cm. The length of one side is 6 cm and the other is 8 cm. What is the length of the third side?

The perimeter of a triangle is found by adding the lengths of all its sides. Thus, since, according to the problem statement, we know the perimeter of this triangle, as well as the lengths of its two sides, therefore, we can calculate the length of the third side:

24 cm – 6 cm – 8 cm = 10 cm.

Answer: The length of the third side of the triangle is 10 cm.



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