document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=377826>Question 377826</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> All sides of a triangle are integers. If the length of 2 sides are 7 and 5, what is the largest possible perimeter?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I think it is 24, but there is no answer like that in the multiple choice. The teacher might have made a mistake(she admitted it herself) but I want to be completely sure that my answer 24 is correct before telling her of her mistake.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you very much. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #268456 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=268456\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Imagine this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you were to lay the two given sides flat so they form a single contiguous straight line, this line would be 12 (5+7) units long. Now you could not possibly make a triangle by adding a third side of 12 units, it would have to be shorter than 12 in order to make a triangle and, since you are dealing with integral sides, the third side could be no longer than 11 units, making the maximum perimeter 7+5+11 = 23 units.  </SPAN>\n" );
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