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Geometry Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

The lengths of two sides of a triangle are 5 cm and 2 cm. The length of the third side in cm is an odd integer. What is the length of the third side?

(A) 1 cm1\text{ cm} (B) 3 cm3\text{ cm} (C) 5 cm5\text{ cm} (D) 7 cm7\text{ cm} (E) 9 cm9\text{ cm}

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