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\n" ); document.write( "Darla is building a new desk. To make sure she had made a square corner, she measure 5 feet from the corner along one edge and 8 feet feet from the corner along the other edge. How long should the diagnonal be between those two points if the corner is a right angle.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #236832 by edjones(8007)\"\" \"About 
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a=8, b=5
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\n" ); document.write( "sqrt(89)=9.43' length of diagonal.
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