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User Ersefuril
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The bat fit diagonally across the bottom of the suitcase.

Solution:

Length of the suitcase = 20.5 inches

Width of the suitcase = 29 inches

Using Pythagorean theorem,


20.5^(2)+29^(2)=d^(2)


420.25+841=d^(2)


1261.25=d^(2)

Taking square root on both sides, we get


35.5 \approx d

Diagonal of the suitcase = 35.5 inch

Length of the base ball bat = 33 inch

35.5 > 33

Since the diagonal of the suitcase is greater than length of the baseball bat,

The bat fit diagonally across the bottom of the suitcase.

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