SOLUTION: Solve. A pool table is 95 inches long and 51 inches wide. What is the length of the diagonal of the pool table?

Question 317247: Solve.
A pool table is 95 inches long and 51 inches wide. What is the length of the diagonal of the pool table?
Found 2 solutions by Jstrasner, JBarnum:
Answer by Jstrasner(112) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
hey,
For this one we use the pythagorean theorem:
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
So:
95^2 + 51^2 = c^2
9025 + 2601 = c^2
11626 = c^2
c = 107.82...
So the diagonal is about 108 inches long
I hope this helps!
Answer by JBarnum(2146) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
this is a triangle problem

107.8239 inches
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