A storage box is 19 cm wide , 6.6 cm high and 48 cm long. What is the longest rod that will fit in the box?

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A storage box is 19 cm wide , 6.6 cm high and 48 cm long. What is the longest rod that will fit in the box?

2007-02-19 02:36:39 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

it is actually 6.8 cm high.

2007-02-19 02:38:21 · update #1

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Use the Pythagorean theorem for 3 dimensions...

The longest rod is:

sqrt(19^2 + 6.8^2 + 48^2)

= sqrt (2711.24)

=52.07cm

2007-02-19 02:47:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋

L = Sqrt(19^2+48^2+6.6^2)=52.0438cm

2007-02-19 12:13:54 · answer #2 · answered by santmann2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

48 cm

2007-02-19 10:44:05 · answer #3 · answered by Oscar LeRoy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋

Bill T is correct. This also depends on the diameter of the rod which was not given. If it is a rod with a diameter of zero, the maximum length would be 52.0695688478 centimeters.

2007-02-19 10:52:54 · answer #4 · answered by Surveyor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋