Question

Julian forgot his bat when he left for baseball camp. His mother finds a box to ship it to him with the dimensions shown. If the bat measures 34 inches long, will the bat fit inside the box? Drag words to complete the statements about the diagonal of the base and the interior diagonal of the box. Words may be used once, more than once, or not at all.

Answer 1

It WILL NOT fit inside the box as the length is LONGER THAN the box.

However, diagonally, it can as by The Pythagoras Theorem, a^2+b^2=c^2.

Diagonally, it is 32.984 inches (5s.f)

Explanation:

The box is 32 inches while the bat is 32 inches