SOLUTION: What is the smallest whole number larger than the perimeter of any triangle with a side length of 5 and a side length of 19?

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Question 1054437: What is the smallest whole number larger than the perimeter of any triangle with a side length of 5 and a side length of 19?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20065) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the third side is x, then 

The perimeter is 5+19+x.

But every side must be less than the sum of the other
     two sides, so x < 5+19 
                   x < 24

Adding 5+19 to both sides to make the left side
equal to the perimeter

  perimeter = x+5+19 < 24+5+19 = 48

So 48 is the smallest whole number that is larger than the
perimeter of any triangle with a side length of 5 and a side 
length of 19.

Edwin