Question

Wanahton is cooking a breadstick on a rectangular baking sheet measuring 9\dfrac129

Answer 1

Answer:

The longest bread stick is approximately 16 in

Explanation:

The diagram representing the tray is shown in the attached image

From the diagram, we can note that the diagonal of the tray represents the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle having legs 9.5 in and 13 in

Therefore, to get the length of the hypotenuse, we can use the Pythagorean equation which is as follows:

c² = a² + b²

where c is the length of the hypotenuse and a and b are the length of the two legs

Substitute with the givens in the above equation to get the length of the hypotenuse as follows:

c² = (9.5)² + (13)² = 259.25

c = 16.1 in which is approximately 16 in

From the above, we can conclude that:

The longest bread stick that can be fit straight along the diagonal of the tray is approximately 16 in

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