the length of the prism is 32 cm, the width is 24 cm, the height is 44 cm, and the length of the diagonal of the base, segment BH, is 40 cm. find the length of the diagonal of the rectangular prism, segment BE. round the answer to the nearest tenth.
To find the length of the diagonal BE, we can use the Pythagorean theorem because triangle BEH is a right triangle.
First, let's find the length of BH using the Pythagorean theorem.
BH^2 = BE^2 + EH^2
BH^2 = 40^2 + 24^2
BH^2 = 1600 + 576
BH^2 = 2176
BH = √2176
BH ≈ 46.7 cm
Now, let's find the length of BE using the Pythagorean theorem.
BE^2 = BH^2 + EH^2
BE^2 = 46.7^2 + 44^2
BE^2 = 2176 + 1936
BE^2 = 4112
BE = √4112
BE ≈ 64.1 cm
Therefore, the length of the diagonal BE is approximately 64.1 cm.
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To find the length of the diagonal BE, we can use the Pythagorean theorem again, but this time using the length (32 cm) and width (24 cm) of the prism's base.
Let's call the diagonal BE as x.
x^2 = 32^2 + 24^2
x^2 = 1024 + 576
x^2 = 1600
x = √1600
x = 40 cm
Therefore, the length of the diagonal BE is 40 cm.
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To find the length of the diagonal BE, we can use the Pythagorean theorem again, but this time using the length (32 cm) and width (24 cm) of the prism's base.
Let's call the diagonal BE as x.
x^2 = 32^2 + 24^2
x^2 = 1024 + 576
x^2 = 1600
x = √1600
x = 40 cm
Therefore, the length of the diagonal BE is 40 cm.
To find the length of the diagonal of the rectangular prism, segment BE, we can use the Pythagorean theorem.
First, let's find the length of the diagonal of the base, segment BH. We know that the length (L) is 32 cm, the width (W) is 24 cm, and the diagonal (D) is 40 cm. We can use the Pythagorean theorem, which states that in a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse (D) is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides (L and W).
So we have:
D^2 = L^2 + W^2
40^2 = 32^2 + 24^2
1600 = 1024 + 576
1600 = 1600
Now, let's find the length of the diagonal of the rectangular prism, segment BE. The height (H) is given as 44 cm, and segment BE is a diagonal of the rectangular prism. We can use the Pythagorean theorem again to find the length of segment BE.
So we have:
D^2 = L^2 + W^2 + H^2
D^2 = 32^2 + 24^2 + 44^2
D^2 = 1024 + 576 + 1936
D^2 = 3536 + 1936
D^2 = 5472
D = √5472
D ≈ 73.97 cm
Therefore, rounding to the nearest tenth, the length of the diagonal of the rectangular prism, segment BE, is approximately 74.0 cm.