Question

To the nearest meter, what is the distance from the top left corner of the foundation to the bottom right corner?

Answer 1

is a problem where the Pythagorean theroem must be used

we have two sides

both sides are the legs of the triangle where the hypotenuse will be the minimum distance

so

the formula of the theorem is

`h^2=a^2+b^2`
`h^2=20^2+18^2`

where h is the distance

and a and b are t

`h=8.602`

the distance is 8.02 m

you have to square both 20 and 18

`h^2=400+324`
`h^2=724`
`h=√(724)`

h=8.04