Question

Joel is mailing a large envelope to his cousin. The envelope has pictures inside, so he doesn't want to bend it. What is the maximum width for the mail slot???

Answer 1

25

Explanation:

Use the pythagorean theorem. Here's how: Since a^2+b^2=c^2, 7^2+24^2=576+49= the square root of 625 which is 25.

Answer 2

the maximum width of the mail slot is 25 cm.

u. can find it through phythagoras theorem