SOLUTION: A stereo receiver is in a corner of a 16-ft by 8-ft room. Speaker wire will run under a rug, diagonally, to a speaker in the far corner. If 3 feet of slack is required on each end,

Question 1100924: A stereo receiver is in a corner of a 16-ft by 8-ft room. Speaker wire will run under a rug, diagonally, to a speaker in the far corner. If 3 feet of slack is required on each end, how long a piece of wire should be purchased?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the diagonal =

and

The wire should be 23 ft 11 in long
check the math

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