Question

A building 24 ft wide and 25 ft long, what is the hyponthenuse

Answer 1

34.7 ft

Explanation:

According to the Pythagorean Theorem:

`a^2 + b^2 = c^2`

Where a and b are the legs of the triangle, and c is its hypotenuse.

Solved for the hypotenuse, this is:

`c=√(a^2+b^2)`

In this problem, the width and height of the building represent the a and b values, so we can plug them into the equation to find the hypotenuse.

`c = √((24 ft)^2+(25ft)^2) \\c = 34.7 ft`