Subject

    Quantitative Aptitude

    Topic

    Areas & Volumes

    A triangle has a perimeter 13. The two shorter sides have integer lengths equal to x and x + 1. Which of the following could be the length of the other side?

    ক)
    4
    খ)
    6
    গ)
    8
    ঘ)
    12

    Explanation

    The measure of the third side of a triangle must lie between the sum and the difference of the other two sides. Using this fact along with the answer choices, we can eliminate the wrong answers. Option A  cannot be correct because 4 would not be the longest side.(sides 4, 5, and 4) Option B could be correct because the other two sides would be 3 and 4. Option C cannot be correct because this third side would be greater than the sum of the other two sides.

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