SOLUTION: the sides of a triangle have lengths 6.5, 10, and s, where s is a possitive interger. What is the smallest possible value of s

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Question 1037909: the sides of a triangle have lengths 6.5, 10, and s, where s is a possitive interger. What is the smallest possible value of s
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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10 - 6.5 = 3.5 round this up to the nearest whole number to get 4

The smallest s can be is 4.