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Question 394899: Darla is building a new desk. To make sure she had made a square corner, she measures 6 ft. from the corner along the edge and 4 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? Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Darla is building a new desk. To make sure she had made a square corner, she measures 6 ft. from the corner along the edge and 4 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?
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length = 6 feet
width = 4 feet
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6^2+4^2=36+16=52
diagonal = sqrt52
diagonal = 7.21 feet
