Question

The bed of a longbed pickup truck measures 4 feet by 8 feet. Which is the lenght of the longest thin metal bar that will lie flat in the bed?

Answer 1

√(4^2 + 8^2)


= √(16 + 64)


= √(80)


= √(16*5)


= 4√5


= 8.94 feet


= 8' 11.28"