26.4k views
0 votes
A triangle has two sides of length 17 and 19. What is the smallest possible whole-number length for the third side?

User Vuthy Sok
by
7.9k points

1 Answer

6 votes

Answer:

3

Explanation:

A triangle has two sides of length 17 and 19. What is the smallest possible whole-number length for the third side?

To solve for the above question, a rule applies.

The rule states that:

The sum of any 2 sides must be greater than than the third side.

The possible values for the third side are

19 - 17 < x < 19 + 17( x is the third side )

2 < x < 36

Thus the smallest possible whole number is 3

User Mogio
by
8.1k points

No related questions found

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.4m questions

12.2m answers

Categories