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A triangle has two sides of length 2 and 17. what is the smallest possible whole-number length for the third side?

A triangle has two sides of length 2 and 17. what is the smallest possible whole-number length for the third side?
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A triangle has two sides of length 2 and 17. what is the smallest possible whole-number length for the third side?

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The distance between 17 - 2 is = 15, so 16 would be the smallest possible whole number length for the third side.
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