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29 July, 17:20

Dinnerware Design: You are designing dinnerware. What is the length of a side of the smallest square plate on which a 20cm chopstick can fit along a diagonal without any overhang? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a centimeter.

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  1. 29 July, 17:51
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    The diagonal of a square serves as the hypotenuse to a right-angle triangle, for which the other two sides are equal. Thus:

    20² = x² + x²

    x = √200

    x = 14.1 cm
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