the floor of storage units is 24 feet long and 7 feet wide. what is the distance between two opposite corners of the floor?
Mathematics · Middle School · Wed Jan 13 2021
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A line between two opposite corners will split the floor into two right angled triangles, so you can use Pythagoras
Theorem, a^2 + b^2 = c^2 where c is the hypotenuse, (your newly made diagonal), and a and b are the other two sides.
a=24
b=7
so c^2 = 24^2 + 7^2
= 576 + 49
=625
c=sqrt(625) = 25
= 25 (Answer)