A corridor 60 in wide opens into a room 1440 in x 33 ft, at the niddle of one side. Find the length of the longest thin rod that can be carried horizontally into the room. Express your answer in ft. In your solution, draw a figure and put the dimensions and unknowns. Do not round off any values until you reach the final answer.

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A corridor 6o in wide opens into a room 1440 in x 33 ft, at the middle of
one side. Find the length of the longest thin rod that can be carried
horizontally into the room. Express your answer in ft. In your solution,
draw a figure and put the dimensions and unknowns. Do not round off
values until you
any
reach the final answer.
Transcribed Image Text:A corridor 6o in wide opens into a room 1440 in x 33 ft, at the middle of one side. Find the length of the longest thin rod that can be carried horizontally into the room. Express your answer in ft. In your solution, draw a figure and put the dimensions and unknowns. Do not round off values until you any reach the final answer.
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