All sides of a triangle have a distinct integer length. what is the smallest possible perimeter of the triangle? It's either 6,7,8,9,10

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Tristian

15 April, 06:39

All sides of a triangle have a distinct integer length. what is the smallest possible perimeter of the triangle? It's either 6,7,8,9,10

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Byron Cochran · Answer 1

9. Getting a smaller perimeter using distinct integers is not possible, per the Triangle Inequality Theorem. To get 9, the sides would be 2, 3, and 4, which passes the test.