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Is the following statementpossible or impossible?A triangle has side lengths of4, 8, and 9.PossibleImpossible

Is the following statementpossible or impossible?A triangle has side lengths of4, 8, and-example-1

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The sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle must be greater than the length of the third side.

Using the information above, we test it out to see if it is true

4+8 >9

4+9>8

9+8>4

Since the sum of two sides is greater than the third side. Therefore the answer is possible.

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