document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1001165>Question 1001165</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the length of the longest stick which can fit in the bottom of a rectangular box if its base is 25 inches long and 10 inches wide </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "With a rectangular box measuring 25 inches <BR>\n" );
document.write( "by 10 inches. A stick could lie along the diagonal<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of the box.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The diagonal^2 = Length^2 + width^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Diagonal squared = 25^2 + 10^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Diagonal squared = 625 + 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Diagonal = square root of 725<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Diagonal = 26.9 (1 decimal place) inches.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is the size of the biggest stick which<BR>\n" );
document.write( "can fit in the box.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps. :-) </SPAN>\n" );
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