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The lengths of two sides of a right triangle are 5inches and 8 inches what is the difference between to two possible lengths of the third side of the triangle

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Answer:

  10 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

The third side may range between the difference and sum of the given sides:

  8 - 5 = 3 . . . inches

  8 + 5 = 13 . . . inches

The difference between these values is double the length of the shortest given side: 2×5 inches = 10 inches.

Answer:

10.0 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

C. 10.0

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