SOLUTION: construction worker makes a 15� x 8� rectangular frame for a walk in order to check that the corners make right angles he measures a diagonal from one corner to the opposite corne

Question 1109728: construction worker makes a 15� x 8� rectangular frame for a walk in order to check that the corners make right angles he measures a diagonal from one corner to the opposite corner what should the diagonal measure if he built the frame property
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construction worker makes a 15� x 8� rectangular frame for a walk in order to check that the corners make right angles he measures a diagonal from one corner to the opposite corner what should the diagonal measure if he built the frame property.
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Ans:: d = sqrt[15^2+8^2] = sqrt[289] = 17'
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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