📐 geometry

1. The problem asks for the range of possible sizes for side $x$ in a triangle with sides $8.5$, $8.0$, and $x$, where $x$ is the shortest side. 2. To find the valid range for $x$,

1. The problem asks for the range of possible sizes for side $x$ of a triangle with the other two sides being 8.5 and 8.0. 2. According to the triangle inequality theorem, for any