document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=249155>Question 249155</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A cylinder has a radius of 3 cm and a height of 8 cm. What is the longest segment, in centimeters, that would fit inside the cylinder? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #181542 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=181542\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What you have is a right triangle with a base=2*3=6cm & a height=8cm.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The longest segment would be the hypotenuse of this triangle thus.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2+b^2=c^2 [c being the hypotenuse)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6^2+8^2=c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36+64=c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100=c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=sqrt100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=10 ans. for the longest segment that would fit inside the cylinder.  </SPAN>\n" );
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