SOLUTION: There is a storm coming so Andrew would like to secure his door by putting a diagonal across it. The diagonal will be 1 foot longer on both ends. He knows the door is 3 feet by 7 f

SOLUTION: There is a storm coming so Andrew would like to secure his door by putting a diagonal across it. The diagonal will be 1 foot longer on both ends. He knows the door is 3 feet by 7 f

Algebra.Com

Question 592194: There is a storm coming so Andrew would like to secure his door by putting a diagonal across it. The diagonal will be 1 foot longer on both ends. He knows the door is 3 feet by 7 feet. How long should the diagonal be?
Answer by vi123(1) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the length of the diagnoial will be 4 feet long
RELATED QUESTIONS
Patrick is replacing a door in his house. It has a height of 80 inches and its diagonal... (answered by Boreal)

In a particular school there are exactly 1000 lockers numbered 1 to 1000. In this school (answered by rapaljer,richard1234)

Computer monitor sizes are based on the length of their diagonal distance across the... (answered by macston)

I have a castle Length is 19ft width is 18ft. Across the top are parapets whose L=3 and (answered by amal)

How would I solve the dimensions of a rectangle if the length is 3cm more than the width... (answered by josgarithmetic,srinivas.g)

An absent minded professor has five keys in his pocket, only one of which will open his... (answered by Boreal)

Please help me solve this question U r asked by ur elderly neighbour to lay a stone... (answered by greenestamps)

One diagonal of a rhombus is increased by 24%. By what percent should the other diagonal... (answered by greenestamps)

If a diagonal is drawn across a football field 150 ft wide and 320 feet long, what size... (answered by Boreal)