SOLUTION: What is the longest piece of straight dry spaghetti that will fit in a cylindrical can that has a radius of 3 inches and height of 10 inches?
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Question 633881: What is the longest piece of straight dry spaghetti that will fit in a cylindrical can that has a radius of 3 inches and height of 10 inches? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! What is the longest piece of straight dry spaghetti that will fit in a cylindrical can that has a radius of 3 inches and height of 10 inches?
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Right triangle with base = 6 inches and height = 10 inches.
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hypotenuse = sqrt[6^2+10^2] = sqrt(136) = 11.66 inches
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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