Hayley's rectangular bedroom is 6 meters by 5 meters. What is the diagonal distance from one corner to the opposite corner? If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.
Apply the Pythagorean Theorem
c^2=a^2+b^2
we have
a=6 m
b=5 m
c^2=6^2+5^2
c^2=36+25
c^2=61
square root c=7.8 m
answer is 7.8 meters