SOLUTION: stuck on this problem. square root of both sides throws me off. please assist Darla is building a new desk. To make sure she had made a square corner, she measures 7ft from the co

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Question 468405: stuck on this problem. square root of both sides throws me off. please assist
Darla is building a new desk. To make sure she had made a square corner, she measures 7ft from the corner along one edge and 10ft. from the corner along the other edge. How long should the diagonal be between those two points if the corner is a right angle?.
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(7)2+(10)2=d2
49+100=d2
d2=149
d=√149=12.207
The diagonal should be about 12.207 ft. long..