Question

Please help find the diagonal distance thank you

Answer 1

`\huge\boxed{c=17\ ft}`

Explanation:

Use the Pythagorean theorem:

`leg^2+leg^2=hypotenuse^2`

We have:

`leg=15ft\\leg=8ft\\hypotenuse=c`

Substitute:

`c^2=15^2+8^2\\\\c^2=225+64\\\\c^2=289\to c=√(289)\to c=17(ft)`