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Luke is planning to lay two decorative pieces of wood across the 12-inch by 24-inch rectangular glass centerpiece of a cabinet. Each piece will lie on a diagonal of the centerpiece. Select a number from the drop down menu to correctly complete the statement. Each piece of wood should have a length of approximately how many inches.

User Alphonse
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Answer:

i can confirm that

26.8

is the right answer.

Explanation:

i literally just took the test right now.

~hope i helped ouo have a nice rest of ur day~

lots of love,

lee

Luke is planning to lay two decorative pieces of wood across the 12-inch by 24-inch-example-1
User Yuvraj Patil
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What you are looking for is the hypotenuse of a right triangle.
If you have a 12 x 24 rectangle, these would be the sides of the triangle and we would use Pythagorean Theorem to find the hypotenuse.
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
12^2 + 24^2 = c^2
144 + 576 = c^2
720 = c^2
take the square root of both sides
c = sqrt(720)
c = 26.8 inches is the approximate answer.
I don't know what your choices are but one should be close to this answer.
User Abanet
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