SOLUTION: A triangle has two sides of length 1 and 1. What is the smallest possible whole-number length for the third side?

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Question 1079124: A triangle has two sides of length 1 and 1. What is the smallest possible whole-number length for the third side?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20064) About Me  (Show Source):
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The smallest, largest, and ONLY possible whole-number length for 
the third side is 1.  That's because the sum of any two sides must
be greater than the sum of the other two sides. The sum of the other
two sides is 1+1 or 2, and the only whole-number side that could be
the side of a triangle that is less than 2 is 1.

Answer: 1

Edwin