Suppose a spider was able to create one thread that would extend from the top-right back corner of its tank to the bottom-left front corner. Approximately how long would that thread need to be for the tank below? The path of the spider's thread is shown with a red dotted line. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of an inch.
The diagonal of the bottom of the tank is
inches. To the nearest tenth of an inch, the length of the spider's thread is
inches.
35in , 16in, 12in
To find the length of the spider's thread, we can use the Pythagorean theorem. The Pythagorean theorem states that in a right triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle) is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
In this case, the length of the hypotenuse (the spider's thread) is unknown, one side of the triangle is 35 inches, and the other side is 16 inches. We can label the length of the hypotenuse as x.
Using the Pythagorean theorem, we have:
x^2 = 35^2 + 16^2
x^2 = 1225 + 256
x^2 = 1481
Now we can solve for x by taking the square root of both sides:
x = sqrt(1481)
x ≈ 38.5 inches
Therefore, the length of the spider's thread to the nearest tenth of an inch is approximately 38.5 inches.
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The diagonal of the bottom of the tank forms a right triangle with the two other sides measuring 12 inches and 16 inches. Using the Pythagorean theorem, we can find the length of the diagonal.
Let's denote the length of the diagonal as x.
Using the Pythagorean theorem:
x^2 = 12^2 + 16^2
x^2 = 144 + 256
x^2 = 400
Taking the square root of both sides:
x = sqrt(400)
x = 20 inches
Therefore, the length of the spider's thread to the nearest tenth of an inch is approximately 20 inches.
To find the length of the spider's thread, we need to calculate the length of the diagonal of the bottom of the tank. Given that the tank is rectangular with dimensions 35 inches, 16 inches, and 12 inches, we can use the Pythagorean theorem to determine the diagonal.
The Pythagorean theorem states that for a right triangle, the sum of the squares of the two shorter sides is equal to the square of the hypotenuse (longest side).
In this case, let's assume the 35-inch side is the height of the tank, the 16-inch side is the width, and the length is the hypotenuse (diagonal).
We can calculate the length of the diagonal using the formula:
diagonal^2 = height^2 + width^2 + length^2
Plugging in the values:
diagonal^2 = 35^2 + 16^2 + 12^2
diagonal^2 = 1225 + 256 + 144
diagonal^2 = 1625
Taking the square root of both sides to solve for the diagonal:
diagonal = √1625
diagonal ≈ 40.3 inches
So, the diagonal of the bottom of the tank is approximately 40.3 inches.
Next, we need to find the length of the spider's thread, which is the length of the diagonal.
To the nearest tenth of an inch, the length of the spider's thread is approximately 40.3 inches.