SOLUTION: The shorter sides of an acute triangle are x cm and 2x cm. The longest side of the triangle is 15 cm.
What is the smallest possible whole-number value of x?
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What is the smallest possible whole-number value of x?
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Question 986124: The shorter sides of an acute triangle are x cm and 2x cm. The longest side of the triangle is 15 cm.
What is the smallest possible whole-number value of x? Answer by vleith(2983) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The sum of any two sides of a triangle must be greater than the remaining side.
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The smallest whole number greater than 5 is 6
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