A stereo system is being installed in a room with a rectangular floor measuring 13 feet by 12 feet and a 10 foot ceiling. The stereo amplifier is on the floor in the corner of the room. A speaker is on the ceiling in the opposite corner of the room. You must run a wire from the amplifier to the speaker, and the wire must run along the floor or walls (not through the air). What is the shortest length of the wire you can use for the connection?

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Paola Castillo

Mathematics

7 October, 20:43

A stereo system is being installed in a room with a rectangular floor measuring 13 feet by 12 feet and a 10 foot ceiling. The stereo amplifier is on the floor in the corner of the room. A speaker is on the ceiling in the opposite corner of the room. You must run a wire from the amplifier to the speaker, and the wire must run along the floor or walls (not through the air). What is the shortest length of the wire you can use for the connection?

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Adelyn Spence · Answer 1

35 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

13+12+10=35. The wire just runs along the room's floor and then up the wall. The floor lengths are 13 feet and 12 feet. The height of the room is 10 feet.