The triangle cannot be made.
Solution:
Given sides of a triangle are 8 ft, 20 ft and 8 ft.
To determine if the triangle can be made:
Let us first define the triangle inequality theorem.
Triangle inequality theorem:
The sum of the lengths of the any two sides of a triangle is greater than the length of the third side.
Using this theorem, we can determine if the triangle can be made or not.
8 ft + 20 ft = 28 ft > 8 ft
20 ft + 8 ft = 28 ft > 8 ft
8 ft + 8 ft = 16 ft < 20 ft
Here the sum of the two sides is less than 20 ft.
This is not satisfy the triangle inequality theorem.
Therefore, the triangle cannot be made.