SOLUTION: if a box is 28 inches long, 18 inches wide and 8 inches high, what is the longest an object can be to fit in the box diagonally?

Question 891579: if a box is 28 inches long, 18 inches wide and 8 inches high, what is the longest an object can be to fit in the box diagonally?

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Pythagorean Theorem in three dimensions
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if a box is 28 inches long, 18 inches wide and 8 inches high, what is the longest an object can be to fit in the box diagonally?

Determine the length of the DIAGONAL of the base
The diagonal of the base, along with the height will form the TWO legs of a right triangle. Determine the
length of the hypotenuse of this right triangle and you'll have the length of the object that can fit, diagonally.
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