SOLUTION: A triangle has two sides of length 15 and 12. What is the largest possible whole-number length for the third side?

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Question 1169362: A triangle has two sides of length 15 and 12. What is the largest possible whole-number length for the third side?
Answer by ikleyn(52914) About Me  (Show Source):
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According to triangle inequalities, the length of the third side should be shorter than the sum 

of the lengths of the two other sides (which is 15+12 = 27)  and longer than the difference 

of the lengths of the two other sides (which is 15-12 = 3).


So, the potential length of the third side is any integer number from 4 to 26 inclusive.    ANSWER

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