SOLUTION: A triangle has 2 sides of length 7.4 and 17.3. Given that the third side has an integer length, what is the largest possible length that it could be?

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Question 751884: A triangle has 2 sides of length 7.4 and 17.3. Given that the third side has an integer length, what is the largest possible length that it could be?
Answer by FrankM(1040) About Me  (Show Source):
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24
As the angle between the two side you offered approaches 180º the length of that third side reaches a maximum of 'under' 7.4+17.3= 24.7 so 24 is the higher integer.