Question

a bed of a pickup truck measures 4 ft by 8 ft to the nearest inch what is the length of the longest thin metal bar that will lie flat in the bed ​

Answer 1

Explanation:

the diagonal is the longest so use Pythagoras

c^2 =a^2 + b^2

c^2=4^2+8^2

c^2=16+64

c =
`√(80)`

c = 8.944 ft

Answer 2

11 ft 3 in

Explanation:

The bed of a pickup truck measures 4 feet by 8 feet. To the nearest inch, what is the length of the longest thin metal bar that will lie flat in the bed? 11 ft 3 in.