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Find the length of the line segment inside the rectangular prism.

Find the length of the line segment inside the rectangular prism.-example-1
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To find the length of the yellow segment, we have to use Pythagorean's Theorem. But first, we have to find the length of the black line at the bottom.


c^2=a^2+b^2

Where a = 4ft and b = 9ft.


\begin{gathered} c^2=4^2+9^2 \\ c^2=15+81 \\ c=\sqrt[]{96} \\ c\approx9.8 \end{gathered}

So, the length of the black segment is 9.8 feet.

Now, we find the yellow line length


c^2=a^2+b^2

Where a = 4 and b = 6.


\begin{gathered} c^2=4^2+6^2 \\ c^2=16+36 \\ c^2=52 \\ c=\sqrt[]{52} \\ c\approx7.2 \end{gathered}

Therefore, the length of the yellow line is 7.2 feet.

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