Question

Tyler measured the floor of his storage unit, which is rectangular. It is 8 feet wide and 17 feet from one corner to the opposite corner. How long is the storage unit?

Answer 1

17 ft

Explanation:

Use pythagorean theorem:

`{a}^(2) + {b}^(2) = {c}^(2)`

The rectangular storage unit is split into 2 right triangles since it is 17 feet diagonally. So, 17 feet is the hypotenuse of the right triangle.

`{8}^(2) + {x}^(2) ={17}^(2)`

Once you solve everything you will find that x^2 = 225, so x = 15 ft. That is the length of the storage unit.