SOLUTION: A rectangle box has a length of 8 feet and a width of 2 feet. The lengty of the three dimensional diagonal is 10 feet. What is the height of the box?

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Question 989684: A rectangle box has a length of 8 feet and a width of 2 feet. The lengty of the three dimensional diagonal is 10 feet. What is the height of the box?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Pythagorean Theorem Formula in three dimensions is the key.


Solve for z.

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