Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Area · Exam: 2009 · Marks: · Difficulty:
Find the largest size of a bamboo that can be placed in a square of area 100 sq. m.
Answer
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Explanation
Side of the square $=\sqrt{100} \mathrm{m}=10 \mathrm{m}$. Largest size of bamboo = Length of diagonal of the square $$=10 \sqrt{2} \mathrm{m} .=(10 \times 1.414) \mathrm{m}=14.14 \mathrm{m} .$$