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Triangle Perimeter

Source: 2015 AMC 8 #8

November 25, 2015
geometryperimeterAMC 82015 AMC 8

Problem Statement

What is the smallest whole number larger than the perimeter of any triangle with a side of length 5 5 and a side of length 1919?
<spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span>24<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span>29<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span>43<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span>48<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span>57<span class='latex-bold'>(A) </span>24\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B) </span>29\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C) </span>43\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D) </span>48\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E) </span>57