Question

can line segments 7,9,16 form a triangle?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Notice how the first two segments, lengths 7 & 9, add to 7+9 = 16

So we have this picture basically

Answer 3

if we were to try to form a triangle, we'd get



and you see that we fall short and we cannot close the triangle

Answer 4

I can't animate here, but imagine those segments of 7 and 9 swing around on these pivots

Answer 5

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Answer 6

and follow these paths