Question

Tyrone measured the floor of his rectangular storage unit. It is 3 feet wide and 8 feet from one corner to the opposite corner. How long is the storage unit? If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

Rounded to the nearest tenth, 7.4 feet long.

Explanation:

Tyrone has a rectangular storage unit. We are given the width and the diagonal length.

So we can use Pythagorean Theorem.

3^2 + b^2 = 8^2

9 + b^2 = 64

subtract 9 from both sides

b^2 = 55

b = sqrt55

b is around 7.4161984871, so b rounded to the nearest tenth is 7.4 feet long.