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Give the largest whole number that could equal the length of the side in the picture.

Please Help! Give the largest whole number that could equal the length of the side-example-1
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Answer:

8

Explanation:

We can use triangle inequality, let AC = x:

x+4 > 5

x+5 > 4

9 > x

Simplifying:

x>1

x>-1

9>x

Thus: 9>x>1

So the Largest whole number is 8

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