Asked by Zephyr Benedict

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 rectangular prism has a height of 16 in., a length of 35 in., and a width of 12 in.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use the space diagonal of a rectangular prism: length = sqrt(35^2 + 12^2 + 16^2) = sqrt(1625) = 5√65 ≈ 40.3113 in.
Rounded to the nearest tenth: 40.3 in.