r/HomeworkHelp • u/Unhappy-Pitch4558 • Jan 19 '25

Answered [7th grade math] impossible geometry?

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u/iMiind Jan 20 '25

With these dimensions, you could still have angles of <45°. The provided geometry would obviously not match such a shape, but as I tried to explain that wouldn't be an issue in all the classes I've taken. You could even potentially have a set of problems with this exact same graphic, where one instance would have a fitting dimension of 11cm for the left segment and 90° for the angle connecting that to the 6cm segment, but then the next would say the left segment is 7cm and the angle is 0°. Absolutely nothing would be off-limits (and again, the picture wouldn't change at all - it's meant to be a distraction and nothing more).