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? asked in Science & MathematicsMathematics · 3 years ago

Is it possible to make triangle out of 12 8 and 4?

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  • Anonymous
    3 years ago

    If I have got this wrong, sorry.

    What about Pythagoras Theorem.

    One side is equal to the sum of the square of the other two sides.

    12- 8+4.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    3 years ago

    No, because the sum of any two sides must be greater than the third side.

  • Mark
    3 years ago

    It will end up looking like a line (It is a line), the sum of the length of 2 sides cannot be greater than or equal to it's 3rd side (Triangle Inequality Theorem)

  • Puzzling
    Lv 7
    3 years ago

    Notice how the two shorter sides (4+8) are exactly equal to the third side (12). So they would be right next to it forming a straight line. Except for degenerate cases, this would NOT be considered a triangle.

    Answer:

    No

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  • David
    Lv 7
    3 years ago

    No it's not possible because the result would be a straight line.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    3 years ago

    No.

    The sum total of the lengths of two sides must always be GREATER than the length of the third side; here, you got 4 + 8 = 12. That doesn't establish a triangle.

  • Anonymous
    3 years ago

    Possible

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