anariahdaniel24
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  • 16-02-2022
  • Mathematics
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A triangle has two sides of length 1 and 16. What is the smallest possible whole-number length for the third side?

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afraali1111
afraali1111 afraali1111
  • 16-02-2022

Answer:

18

Step-by-step explanation:

From the triangle inequality we know that the sum of any two sides must be larger than the third side. We us the inequality here.

The third side must be greater than 17 and smaller than 19. So the smallest possible (and the only possible) whole-number length for c is 18

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bonkthedonk16 bonkthedonk16
  • 16-02-2022
18 is the answer to your question hope it helps
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