A straw is placed inside a rectangular box that is 10 inches by 9 inches by 7 inches, as shown. If the straw fits exactly into the box diagonally from the bottom left corner to the top right back corner, how long is the straw? Leave your answer in simplest radical form

Respuesta :

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
Given
--- Length
--- Width
--- Height
Required: Determine the length of the straw
Since the straw fits the diagonal of the box, the length of the straw is equivalent of the length of the diagonal.
The length of the diagonal is calculated as:





Split



Hence, the straw length is: