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what is the longest flagpole (in whole feet) that could be shipped in a box that measures 2 ft by 2 ft by 12 ft?

Sagot :

Pythagoras question. Because the question's really just asking you, what is the length of the hypotenuse of a triangle with adjacent and opposite sides of 2 and 12
so a^2+b^2=c^2

4 + 144=148
The square root of 148=12.165 
round it down to 12 :)

Answer:

12 or 12.165

Step-by-step explanation:

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

2^2 + 12^2 = c^2

4 + 144 = C^2

148 = c^2

the square root of 148 is 12.165 and if you round it you have 12