how would you get a 6 foot tree in a car that's 62in long and 40in wide?

Question

You just bought a beautiful Dwarf Japanese Maple tree at a local nursery. The tree measures 6 feet from the root ball to its top. The inside of your car is 62 inches long and 40 inches wide.

 

- Will the tree fit inside your car without bending? 

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- Draw a picture to illustrate this situation and show your work.

 

 

Answer 1

Diagonally because the diagonal of a rectangle with width 40" and length 62" has a diagonal length sqrt(40^2+62^2)=73.8" which is 6'1.8".