Posted by crystal on Saturday, January 8, 2011 at 11:01pm.
We need to find the diagonal of the door. Use the Pythagorean Theorem.
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
78^2 + 36^2 = c^2
6,084 + 1,296 = c^2
7,380 = c^2
85.9 = c
If 92 inches is the shortest measurement of the plywood, it won't fit.
it won't fit as you said
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