document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1144079>Question 1144079</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two sides of a triangle are 7 and 8. What is the smallest possible perimeter of the triangle, if the length of the third side is a whole number?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A)18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B)17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C)16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D)15 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The sum of any two sides must be (strictly) greater than the length of the third side, so the smallest unknown side is 2, and 7+8+2=17.\r<BR>\n" );
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