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Old Feb8-10, 04:31 PM                  #1
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Angles of a quadrilateral

If the lengths of all 4 sides of a quadrilateral are known, and none of the sides have equal lengths, is it possible to find any of the angles somehow?
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Old Feb9-10, 05:32 AM                  #2
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Hi nb89!
Originally Posted by nb89 View Post
If the lengths of all 4 sides of a quadrilateral are known, and none of the sides have equal lengths, is it possible to find any of the angles somehow?
No … just try making one …
you'll find it's all wibbly-wobbly.
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Old Feb9-10, 06:34 AM                  #3
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Re: Angles of a quadrilateral

Well said!
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