Thread: Triangle Inequality Problem
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Old January 7th, 2009, 12:12 AM
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Originally Posted by jstark View Post
Triangle TUV has sides TU, UV, and VT. TU=6x - 11, UV=3x - 1, and VT=2x + 3. Describe the possible values of x.

Any help is appreciated. I've been trying to figure this one out for a while.
The vertices of the triangle are the points where these lines intersect (ie, the points where their equations are equal). Does that help?
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