SOLUTION: The floor of storage unit is 12 feet long and 16 feet wide. What is the distance between two opposite corners of the floor?

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Question 727940: The floor of storage unit is 12 feet long and 16 feet wide. What is the distance between two opposite corners of the floor?

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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The floor of storage unit is 12 feet long and 16 feet wide. What is the distance between two opposite corners of the floor?
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Draw the picture.
You have a rectangle with base = 16 ft and height = 12 ft.
Draw a diagonal connecting opposite corners.
Use Pythagoras to find the length of the diagonal.
d^2 = 12^2 + 16^2
d^2 = 144 + 256
d^2 = 400
d = sqrt(400) = 20 ft
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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