Question

A triangle has two sides of length 9 and 7. What is the smallest possible whole-number length for the third side?

Answer 1

Answer:

8?

Step-by-step explanation:

I am not positive but I think the answer might be 8?

Answer 2

Answer:

2

Step-by-step explanation:

Triangle inequality rule:  the sum of any two sides of a triangle is greater than or equal to the third side

9 - 7 = 2

so its 2