What is the longest flagpole (in whole feet) that could be shipped in a box that messaures 2ft by 2ft by 12 feet?

the question's really just asking you, what is the length of the hypotenuse of a triangle with adjacent and opposite sides of 2 and 12

so a^2+b^2=c^2

=

4 + 144=148

The square root of 148=12.165

round it down to 12

Step-by-step explanation:

step-by-step explanation:

the ratio of red paint to blue paint is always 9/7. that means that, whatever x's value, (4x+12)/(4x-4) has that same ratio. so, set up an equation and cross-multiply to solve for x:

9/7 = (4x+12)/(4x-4)

9(4x-4) = 7(4x+12)

36x - 36 = 28x + 84

8x - 36 = 84

8x = 120

x = 15