Question

Determine if a 25 inch long stick can fit into the bottom of a box that is 20 inches long and 16 inches wide. Support your answer by explaining or showing the math used for your response.

Answer 1

It does fit, and you can find the answer by using the pythagoream theorom, =

Explanation:

a2 +b2 =c2.

400 + 256 = c2

656 = c2

find the square root on both sides

c = 25.6