SOLUTION: The length of Greg's rectangular living room is 3 meters and the distance between opposite corners is 9 meters. What is the width of Greg's living room? If necessary, round to the

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Question 1107602: The length of Greg's rectangular living room is 3 meters and the distance between opposite corners is 9 meters. What is the width of Greg's living room? If necessary, round to the nearest tenth

Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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81 - 9 = 72; sqrt72 = 8.49 is your answer
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to get your answer use Pythagoras like I did:
a^2 + b^2 = c^2; a^2 = c^2 - b^2 subtract, then take the square root of both sides.