Question

Is the following statement possible or impossible?

Answer 1

Impossible

Explanation:

Based on the Inequality Theorem, in any triangle, the sum of any two sides will be larger than the length of the thrid side. If the side lengths do not follow this rule, then that means that you can not create a triangle with such side lengths. In our case, the sum of two sides with lengths 1 and 8 is 1 + 8 = 9 and 9 is not greater than the length of the third side which is also 9. Therefore, it is impossible to build a triangle with such lengths.

Answer 2

Impossible

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