SOLUTION: A builder is building a rectangular box with dimensions of 11 by 25 feet. To ensure that the sides form 90o angles, what should each diagonal measure?

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Question 940947: A builder is building a rectangular box with dimensions of 11 by 25 feet. To ensure that the sides form 90o angles, what should each diagonal measure?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the Pythagorean theorem,
D%5E2=11%5E2%2B25%5E2
D%5E2=121%2B625
D%5E2=746
D=27.313ft
D=27ft3%263%2F4in