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rchen1987
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04/07/03 challenge problem interpretation

by rchen1987 Wed Feb 11, 2009 5:06 pm

Is it fair to interpret "Triangle A has sides whose lengths are consecutive integers"

as meaning that two or more sides can have consecutive integers?

IE: 3,4,5 and 3,6,7 would both be valid.
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Re: 04/07/03 challenge problem interpretation

by JonathanSchneider Fri Feb 13, 2009 2:18 pm

Because the problem just says "sides," I would take this to mean all three sides. Thus, you have options like: (1/2/3), (2/3/4), (3/4/5), (4/5/6) ...

It would have to say "has two sides that are consecutive integers" to mean otherwise.