help with this math question

Step-by-step explanation:
Length of the diagonal of the base (pythogorus theorem)
= sqrt(13^2 + 7.5^2)
= sqrt(169+56.25)
= sqrt(225.25)
= 15.01 in
But the drumsticks are 15.25 in long. So, they cannot lie flat on the diagonal along the base of the box.