Question

A laptop case is 24 inches long and 18 wide. Find the diagonal length of case in feet. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

2.5 feet

Explanation:

According to the problem, computation of given data are as follows,

Length = 24 inches = 2 feet ( 1 feet = 12 inches)

Width = 18 inches = 1.5 feet ( 1 feet = 12 inches)

So, we can calculate the diagonal length by using Pythagorean Theorem.

`L^(2) + W^(2) = D^(2)`

Where, L is length, W is width, and D is diagonal length

So, by putting the value, we get

`2^(2) + 1.5^(2) = D^(2)`

`D^(2) = 4 + 2.25`

`D = √(6.25)`

D = 2.5 feet

Hence, diagonal length is 2.5 feet.