By the fact that the sum of internal angles in a triangle and the law of the cosines, the possible lengths of the side EF are represented by 16 ≤ EF ≤ 900.
How to determine the possible lengths of a missing side in a triangle
In this question we have a triangle with two known lengths and there many possible solutions for the length of the segment EF. By geometry we know that the sum of the internal angles in a triangle equals 180° and by the law of cosines we have the following expression for the missing length:
EF² = 17² + 13² - 2 · (13) · (17) · cos D
EF² = 458 - 442 · cos D, 0 ≤ θ ≤ 180°
As the cosine is a function bounded between - 1 and 1, then the possible lengths of the side EF are:
16 ≤ EF ≤ 900
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