Problema Solution

Erica is building a new desk. To make sure she had made a square corner, she measures 4 ft. from the corner along one edge and 3 ft. from the corner along the other edge. How long should the diagonal be between those two points if the corner is a right angle?

Diagonal= ______ ft.

(round to the nearest thousandth)

Answer provided by our tutors

its 5 ft.

3^2 +4^2 = 25

so, diagonal = (25)^(1/2) = 5ft