Admir's sister is away at college, and he wants to mail her a 34 inch, baseball bat. The packaging service sells only one kind of box, which measures 24 inch. by 2 inch. by 18 inch. Will the box be big enough?
24 X 2 X 18 (L*W*H)
I need help on this, cause I dont understand this, please help -THANK YOU!
2007-05-14 14:16:03 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
The diagonal of a rectange is SQRT(A^2 + B^2) where A and B are two sides.
But once you have the diagonal of the bottom, you can apply the same rule to get the diagonal in the 3rd dimention as well.
That emans, the main diagonal of the box is SQRT(A^2 + B^2 + C^2)
24^2 + 2^2 + 18^2 = 576 + 4 + 324 = 904
SQRT (904) = 30.06659
and the box would thus be too small.
2007-05-14 14:22:56 · answer #1 · answered by Vincent G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. If the baseball bat is 34 in. long, it will not fit into a 24 in long box. Go to the post office (with the bat) and ask which box would be big enough.
2007-05-14 14:20:57 · answer #2 · answered by Abi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. Pythagoras is your friend. 24x24= ?#1 18x18= ?#2. Square root of (?#1 + ?#2) has to be able to hold 34". It will only hold 30, so no.
2007-05-14 14:21:28 · answer #3 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋