SOLUTION: If the lengths of the three sides of a triangle are consecutive integers, then the smallest possible value of the sum of the lengths of the three sides is?

Question 870803: If the lengths of the three sides of a triangle are consecutive integers, then the smallest possible value of the sum of the lengths of the three sides is?

Answer by JulietG(1812) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If it's a right triangle, then the smallest sides are 3,4,5. The sum would be 12.

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