Elementary Geometry for College Students (5th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1439047901
ISBN 13: 978-1-43904-790-3

Chapter 9 - Section 9.1 - Prisms, Area, and Volume - Exercises - Page 412: 33

Answer

The diagonal has a length of $ e\sqrt3$

Work Step by Step

We first find the diagonal of a the base of the cube. Since it is part of a 45-45-90 triangle containing a side, its length is: $e\sqrt{2}$. We call d the diagonal. Thus: $ d^2 = e^2 + (e\sqrt{2})^2 \\ d^2 = 3e^2 \\ d = e\sqrt3$
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