Fishy business (Posted on 2003-11-08)

	Submitted by Popstar Dave
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The boy bought a 6' long box and he put the fishing pole in it diagonally. If we assume that the thickness of the box casing is negligible, then using Pythagoras' theorem we find that the dimensions of the box must have been 6' by 21" ( =SQRT(75^2 - 72^2) )

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