A triangle has two sides of length 19 and 3. What is the smallest possible whole-number length for the third side?

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Darshak asked Jun 6, 2022

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A triangle has two sides of length 19 and 3. What is the smallest possible whole-number length for the third side?

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The answer is 7. Use the whole number length

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Explanation:

You have length 19 and 3:

19-3 = 16 AND 19+3=22

You have a range of 16 and 22 and the smallest number between this specific interval is 17, you do not include 16 or 22 in the interval.

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