SOLUTION: A moving box has a base that measures a = 2 ft by b = 3 ft, and the box is c = 4 ft tall. Find the length of the longest pole that could be placed in the box. Round to

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Question 1000566: A moving box has a base that measures
a = 2 ft
by
b = 3 ft,
and the box is
c = 4 ft
tall. Find the length of the longest pole that could be placed in the box. Round to the nearest tenth.
ft
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Basically it is a cuboidal prism
the diagonal is the longest
d=sqrt%28l%5E2%2Bw%5E2%2Bh%5E2%29

d= sqrt%282%5E2%2B3%5E2%2B4%5E2%29
d= 5.385 ft
= 5.4 ft