Micaela has a bat that is 30 inches long. She wants to fit it in a cube shaped box that has sides that are 17 inches. Will the bat fit? Justify your answer.

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Elya · Answer 1 · 2019-08-30T10:28:07+0000

No, the bat will not fit. Using the Pythagorean theorem, the length of a diagonal of a face of the box is about 24 inches, and the length of the diagonal of the cube is about 29.4 inches. This is less than the length of the bat.

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