The perimeter of a triangle Abc is 28 inches . Side Ab is 6 inches long and side BC is 8 inches long. find the length of side AC. Thank you.
8+6+x = 28
x = 14
HOWEVER, such a triangle is not possible, since the sum of any two sides must be greater than the third side, and
8+6 is not greater than 14
To find the length of side AC, we can use the fact that the perimeter of a triangle is the sum of the lengths of all three sides.
Given: Perimeter (AB + BC + AC) = 28 inches
Side AB = 6 inches
Side BC = 8 inches
Let's substitute the given values into the formula and solve for AC:
Perimeter = AB + BC + AC
28 = 6 + 8 + AC
To solve for AC, we can simply rearrange the equation:
AC = 28 - 6 - 8
AC = 14 inches
Therefore, the length of side AC is 14 inches.