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A magician wants to ship a magic wand to the location of his next show. The rectangular box he has available for this purpose measures 6 inches wide by 8 inches long by 10 inches high. What is the longest cylindrical wand of negligible diameter that can be shipped in this box?

(A) 10 inches

(B) \(8\sqrt{2}\) inches

(C) \(8\sqrt{3}\) inches

(D) \(10\sqrt{2}\) inches

(E) \(10\sqrt{3}\) inches

given box is a cuboid

length of diagonal = rt l^2 + b^2 + h^ 2
= rt 36+64+100 = rt200 = 10 rt2

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Answer is (D).
The longest cylinder that can be accommodated in the box is the length of its main diagonal.

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