SOLUTION: Darla is building a new desk. To make sure she had made a square corner, she measures 3ft. from the corner of one edge and 10ft from tne corner along the other edge. How long shoul

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Question 252983: Darla is building a new desk. To make sure she had made a square corner, she measures 3ft. from the corner of one edge and 10ft from tne corner along the other edge. How long should the diagonal be between those two points if the corner is a right angle?
Answer by Greenfinch(383) About Me  (Show Source):
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3^2 + 10^2 = 109
sqrt 109 = 10.44