SOLUTION: A triangle has two sides of length 15 and 7. What is the smallest possible whole-number length for the third side?

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Question 881973: A triangle has two sides of length 15 and 7. What is the smallest possible whole-number length for the third side?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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If you put the sides flat on a table
on top of each other
you have +15+-+7+=+8+
That is a straight line, not a triangle,
The next larger whole number for the 3rd side
that makes it a triangle is +9+
The triangle is 15 - 7 - 9 for the
smallest 3rd side