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