SOLUTION: Can you please answer this question because I don't understand it. I know the material but we never went over this type of question. "A pole is slid into a cl
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Question 1056578: Can you please answer this question because I don't understand it. I know the material but we never went over this type of question. "A pole is slid into a closet so that one end touches the back upper right corner of the closet and the other end touches the front lower left corner of the closet. What is the tallest pole that can fit in this closet, which is 3ft wide, 4ft deep, and 7 ft high. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot."
By the way this is not graded but he said he could make it a graded assignment.
Thank You if you answered.
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, josgarithmetic:
Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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I just answered this question in
https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Pythagorean-theorem/Pythagorean-theorem.faq.question.1056575.html
https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Pythagorean-theorem/Pythagorean-theorem.faq.question.1056575.html
You correctly placed your post under the topic "Pythagorean-theorem", hence, you know it.
Did you make a sketch as I recommended to you?
Read again my response under the link and make an effort from your side!
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This will use Pythagorean Theorem Formula in THREE dimensions, instead of just two dimensions.
You already know, h for hypotenuse and dimensions named x and y, . In your example, you have one additional dimension, which you can call whatever you want; maybe like, z. You can then say, z is for height, and .
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