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A triangle has two sides of length 11 and 14. What is the smallest possible whole-number length for the third side?

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By the triangle inequality, the third side x must satisfy |14 − 11| < x < 14 + 11, i.e. 3 < x < 25. The smallest whole-number greater than 3 is 4.

Answer: 4.