A museum packs telescopes in rectangular boxes of the size shown below.

The length of a telescope is 20 inches. Will the telescope fit the length of the diagonal on the base of the box?

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A museum packs telescopes in rectangular boxes of the size shown below.



The length of a telescope is 20 inches. Will the telescope fit the length of the diagonal on the base of the box?

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

A Yes, because 10 + 16 is greater than 20.
B No, because  is shorter than 20.
C No, because  is shorter than 20.
D Yes, because  is greater than 20.

anonymous · Answer

check using pythagorean theorem:
sqrt(10^2 +16^2)  is the length of the diagnol of the box.

anonymous · Answer

c?