SOLUTION: A builder needs to add diagonal braces to a wall. The wall is 16 feet wide by 12 feet high. What is the length of each brace?

Question 554109: A builder needs to add diagonal braces to a wall. The wall is 16 feet wide by 12 feet high. What is the length of each brace?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A builder needs to add diagonal braces to a wall. The wall is 16 feet wide by 12 feet high. What is the length of each brace?
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Use Pythagoras.

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