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A sheet of wood 3.7m by 3.7m is needed in a room, R. The door of the room is 3m high, and 2m wide.
John says that the sheet could fit in the door if it is held diagonally. Is he right?

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New game! Medal goes to the best advice for getting towards the answer, not for the best solution. It is not a puzzle, it's a regular question from a textbook.

A sheet of wood 3.7m by 3.7m is needed in a room, R. The door of the room is 3m high, and 2m wide.
John says that the sheet could fit in the door if it is held diagonally. Is he right?

anonymous · Answer

try the Pythagorean theorem, will get you the solution fast

anonymous · Answer

he wants advice getting towards the solution, not the solution itself

anonymous · Answer

so I think we can

anonymous · Answer

am i good now

anonymous · Answer

jmay is right dalvoron use pyth

anonymous · Answer

no we can't

anonymous · Answer

"John says that the sheet could fit in the door if it is held diagonally. Is he right?"

Your partner is never right...:-)