Is it possible to construct a quadrilateral ABCD

Question:

Is it possible to construct a quadrilateral ABCD in which AB = 3 cm, BC = 4 cm, CD = 5.4 cm, DA = 5.9 cm and diagonal AC = 8 cm? If not,

why?

Solution:

No,

Given measures are AS = 3 cm, SC = 4 cm,CD = 5.4 cm,

DA = 59cmand AC = 8cm

Here, we observe that AS + SC = 3 + 4 = 7 cm and AC = 8 cm

i.e. the sum of two sides of a triangle is less than the third side, which is absurd.

Hence, we cannot construct such a quadrilateral.

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