document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=881973>Question 881973</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A triangle has two sides of length 15 and 7. What is the smallest possible whole-number length for the third side?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #532660 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=532660\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you put the sides flat on a table <BR>\n" );
document.write( "on top of each other<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+15+-+7+=+8+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+15+-+7+=+8+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is a straight line, not a triangle,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The next larger whole number for the 3rd side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that makes it a triangle is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+9+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+9+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The triangle is 15 - 7 - 9 for the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "smallest 3rd side\r<BR>\n" );
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