SOLUTION: If my building is 52 feet wide and 60 feet deep what is my dimension corner to corner across the building?

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Question 964336: If my building is 52 feet wide and 60 feet deep what is my dimension corner to corner across the building?
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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The diagonal is the hypotenuse of a right triangle with length and width as legs:
a%5E2%2Bb%5E2=c%5E2
%2852ft%29%5E2%2B%2860ft%29%5E2=diagonal%5E2
6304ft%5E2=diagonal%5E2 Find the square root of each side.
79.4ft=diagonal
ANSWER: The diagonal measures 79.4 feet.