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

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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

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