SOLUTION: The floor of storage unit is 12 feet long and 16 feet wide. What is the distance between two opposite corners of the floor?
Algebra.Com
Question 727940: The floor of storage unit is 12 feet long and 16 feet wide. What is the distance between two opposite corners of the floor?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The floor of storage unit is 12 feet long and 16 feet wide. What is the distance between two opposite corners of the floor?
----
Draw the picture.
You have a rectangle with base = 16 ft and height = 12 ft.
Draw a diagonal connecting opposite corners.
Use Pythagoras to find the length of the diagonal.
d^2 = 12^2 + 16^2
d^2 = 144 + 256
d^2 = 400
d = sqrt(400) = 20 ft
==============
Cheers,
Stan H.
===========
RELATED QUESTIONS
An architect is making a floor plan for a rectangular gymnasium. If the gymnasium is 80... (answered by stanbon)
A room is 20 feet long, 12 feet wide, and 8 feet high. What is the area of the... (answered by josgarithmetic)
The floor of storage unit is 16 feet long and 12 feet wide. Starting at the far left... (answered by josgarithmetic)
A rectangular floor is 6 yards long and 4 yards wide. What is the area of the floor in... (answered by rfer)
What is the volume of a room that is 12 feet long, 16 feet wide, and 8 feet... (answered by Alan3354)
if a football field is 40 yds wide and 120 yds long. what is the distance between... (answered by checkley79)
A rectangular floor is
21
feet long and
9
feet wide. What is the area of the... (answered by ikleyn)
A football field is 40 yards wide and 120 yards long. Find the distance between opposite... (answered by richwmiller)
An architect is making a floor plan for a rectangular gymnasium. The distance between... (answered by math_helper)