An obtuse triangle is formed if there is an angle that has a measure of more than 90 degrees. You can determine if an obtuse angle is formed by two sides of a triangle if it meet this condition:
Let a and b be two sides of a triangle and c is the longest side:
[tex] a^{2} + b^{2} \ \textless \ c^{2} [/tex]
So taking your given:
[tex] 10^{2} + 15 ^{2} [/tex] < [tex] c^{2} [/tex]
100 + 225 < [tex] c^{2} [/tex]
325 < [tex] c^{2} [/tex]
To get the smallest possible number, just get the square root of both sides:
[tex] \sqrt{325} [/tex] < [tex] \sqrt{c^{2} } [/tex]
18.03 < c
So your smallest possible whole number is 19