Question

Lindsey measured the floor of her storage unit, which is rectangular. It is 4 feet wide and 7

feet from one corner to the opposite corner. How long is the storage unit? If necessary, round
to the nearest tenth.
foot

Answer 1

Length = 5.7 ft

Explanation:

You can use Pythagoras's theorem

7² - 4² = L²

49 - 16 = L²

33 = L²

L = 5.744456....