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6-54.

Given where and  

  1. What is a possible length of that will yield two possible triangles? Sketch a diagram of the triangle to demonstrate this situation.

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  2. What are the possible lengths for that will make exactly one triangle?

    The distance to . Calculate it.

  3. For what values of is no triangle possible?

    Shorter than the distance to .

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