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The picture shows a sandwich box:

A sandwich box is shown with a right triangle side. The right triangle has hypotenuse 12 cm and base 5 cm.

What is the approximate minimum height of a shelf in which this box can fit in the position shown in the picture?

4.1 centimeters
7.0 centimeters
8.5 centimeters
10.9 centimeters

User Rabinzel
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Answer:

It would be option D

User Mondok Tamas
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The answer is 10.9 cm. Use Pythagoras Theorem to get root (12² - 5²)
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