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Geometry Difficulty 2.3 Junior Find the answer

What is the smallest whole number larger than the perimeter of any triangle with a side of length 55 and a side of length 1919?

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Solution

We know from the Triangle Inequality that the last side, ss, fulfills s<5+19=24s<5+19=24. Adding 5+195+19 to both sides of the inequality, we get s+5+19<48s+5+19<48, and because s+5+19s+5+19 is the perimeter of our triangle, (D) 48\boxed{\textbf{(D)}\ 48} is our answer.

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