**Medal for well-explained answers.
In each support for the garden swing,
the crossbar
DE is attached at the midpoints
of legs
BA and
BC . The distance AC is 4 1/ 2 feet.
The carpenter has a timber that is 30 inches long.
Is this timber long enough to be used as one of the crossbars? Explain.

Question

**Medal for well-explained answers.
In each support for the garden swing,
the crossbar 
DE is attached at the midpoints
of legs
BA and 
BC . The distance AC is 4 1/ 2 feet.
The carpenter has a timber that is 30 inches long.
Is this timber long enough to be used as one of the crossbars? Explain.

anonymous · Answer

the length of each support is half of 4 1/2 feet. so 2 1/4 feet, which is 27inches i think (not good with feet, think its 12inches = 1ft), so he has enough