Question

A suitcase measures 28 inches long and 16 inches high. What is the diagonal length of the suitcase?

Answer 1

The suitcase is 28 inches long and 16 inches high . We have to find the diagonal length of suitcase.

And for that we have to use the pythagorean formula, which is

`a^2 +b ^2 =c^2`

Where c is the diagonal length and a , b are the length and height of the suitcase respectively .

Substituting the values of a and b, we will get

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Therefore the diagonal is 32.25 inches long .