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A triangle has two sides of length 13 and 15. What is the largest possible whole-number length for the third side?
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A triangle has two sides of length 13 and 15. What is the largest possible whole-number length for the third side?

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Answer:

27

Explanation:

The third side must be shorter than the other 2 sides added together.

13 + 15 = 28, so at most it can be 27 , since it needs a whole number

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