Problem Solving (PS) | Re: If two sides of a triangle are 12 and 8, which of the

Hi gabriela2015,

That rule applies to ALL triangles, regardless of what the question is asking about. Here though, we're NOT asked for the third side, we're asked for the possible AREAS when we have those two specific side lengths.

With a side of 8 and a side of 12, the third side would fall into the falling range:

4 < third side < 20

The range of the areas will still end up being:

0 < Area <= 48

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