SOLUTION: if a pool table is 8 feet long and 4 feet wide how far is it from one corner pocket to the diagonally opposite corner pocket. How would I figure the problem out?

Question 944242: if a pool table is 8 feet long and 4 feet wide how far is it from one corner pocket to the diagonally opposite corner pocket. How would I figure the problem out?
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The diagonal is the hypotenuse of a right triangle with one leg 4 ft and the other leg 8 ft
where a and b are legs and c is the diagonal

find square root of each side
ANSWER The diagonal of the pool table is =8.9 ft
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