1992 AMC 8 Problem 17
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17.
The sides of a triangle have lengths and where is a whole number. What is the smallest possible value of
Answer: B
Difficulty rating: 960
Solution:
By the triangle inequality, must exceed the longest side so
The smallest whole number greater than is and it does form a valid triangle.
Thus, the correct answer is B .
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