SOLUTION: Darla is building a new desk. To make sure she had made a square corner, she measures 6ft. from the corner along one edge and 10ft. from the corner along the other edge. How long s

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Question 447584: Darla is building a new desk. To make sure she had made a square corner, she measures 6ft. 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 Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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d%5E2+=+10%5E2+%2B+6%5E2+=+136
d =~ 11.66 feet
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Carpenters do this, but they use the 3, 4, 5 triangle.