ABC26GN4740 · Volume and Surface Area

Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Volume and Surface Area · Exam: 2008 · Marks: · Difficulty:

A room is 12 metres long, 9 metres broad and 8 metres high. Find the length of the longest bamboo pole that can be placed in it.
Answer
Answer (as printed):
Explanation
Length of the longest pole = Length of the diagonal of the room = (12)2 + 92 + 8 2 m = 289 m = 17m.

Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.

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