A museum packs telescopes in rectangular boxes of length 17 inches as shown below.

The length of a telescope is 18 inches. Will the telescope fit the width of the box?

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A museum packs telescopes in rectangular boxes of length 17 inches as shown below. 

The length of a telescope is 18 inches. Will the telescope fit the width of the box?

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anonymous · Answer

width = sqrt( 24^2-17^2) = 16.9 <18
the telescope will not fit the width

anonymous · Answer

A)No, because The square root of the square of the difference of 24 and 17is smaller than 18.

anonymous · Answer

B)No, because The square root of the difference of 24 square and 17 squareis smaller than 18.

anonymous · Answer

B