SOLUTION: A delivery service will not accept a package for shipping if any dimension of the package exceeds 21 inches. An archaeologist wants to ship a 36-inch femur bone. Will the bone fi

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Question 442635: A delivery service will not accept a package for shipping if any dimension of the package exceeds 21 inches. An archaeologist wants to ship a 36-inch femur bone. Will the bone fit in a box 4-inches tall that has a 21-inch square base?
yes or no
Please explain this equation to me
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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21^2+21^2=c^2
441+441=882
sqrt 882=29.70
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4^2+29.7^2=
16+882=898
sqrt 898=29.96
No