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What is the longest flagpole (in whole feet) that could be shipped in a box that messaures 2ft by 2ft by 12 feet?​

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Answer:

the question's really just asking you, what is the length of the hypotenuse of a triangle with adjacent and opposite sides of 2 and 12

so a^2+b^2=c^2

=

4 + 144=148

The square root of 148=12.165

round it down to 12

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