Ramiro is giving his dad, who is a music teacher, an eighteen inch long conductor's baton for his birthday. He is looking for a box to use, and he wants the baton to lay flat along the bottom of the box. Which of the following shows measurements of a box that would NOT allow the baton to lay flat and diagonal along the bottom of the box?

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anonymous · Answer

@11calcBC

anonymous · Answer

what about this one?

anonymous · Answer

would i have to find the area?

anonymous · Answer

no just the length of the box, since it's a square box right?

anonymous · Answer

umm i don't know i dont think it lists that does it?

anonymous · Answer

I am so confused can you help me solve this @11calcBC

anonymous · Answer

well if it's a box, than $$x \sqrt{2} $$ has to be less than 18

anonymous · Answer

so any value that is smaller than 18/√2 will work

anonymous · Answer

11calcBc you have been typing for like five minutes it says.

anonymous · Answer

lolwut

anonymous · Answer

@11calcBC  are you gonna help

anonymous · Answer

uhh i replied already look at my previous posts