What is the side length of the smallest square plate on which a 34-cm chopstick can fit along a diagonal without any overhang?

The approximate side length of the square plate is

___ cm.
(Round to the nearest tenth as needed.)

Question

What is the side length of the smallest square plate on which a 34-cm chopstick can fit along a diagonal without any overhang?

The approximate side length of the square plate is 
  
___ cm.
(Round to the nearest tenth as needed.)

Spectrum · Answer

To do this we need to use the Pythagorean Theorem.

yamomasminez · Answer

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Thayes1287 · Answer

The side length of the smallest square plate is approximately $24.0\,\mathrm{cm}$.

Glorious · Answer

Woah, that did NOT work.

Glorious · Answer

If you round, you're answer would be 24.0 CM.