SOLUTION: A triangle has 2 sides of length 7.4 and 17.3. Given that the third side has an integer length, what is the largest possible length that it could be?
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Question 751884: A triangle has 2 sides of length 7.4 and 17.3. Given that the third side has an integer length, what is the largest possible length that it could be?
Answer by FrankM(1040) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
24
As the angle between the two side you offered approaches 180º the length of that third side reaches a maximum of 'under' 7.4+17.3= 24.7 so 24 is the higher integer.
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