Question

A box has a length of 30 inches, a width of 40 inches, and a height of 120 inches. Can a cylindrical rod with a length of 342.9 centimeters fit in the box?

Answer 1

Answer: 6 inches = 15.24 cm length

8 inches = 20.32 cm width

24 inches = 60.96 cm height

The diagonal along the side of the box = 20.32^2 + 60.96^2 = 4,129.024

square root (4,129.024) = 64.257 so the rod will fit diagonally.

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