Question

A pool table is 8 feet long and 4 feet wide. How far is it from one corner pocket to the diagonally opposite corner pocket?

Answer 1

square root of 80 or about 8.9 feet

Explanation:

Use the Pythagorean Theorem:

8 squared times 4 squared=80

=square root of 80

Answer 2

`√(80\\)` =8.94427191

Explanation:

Use the pythagorean theorem.