A carpenter is framing a wall that is 8 feet high and 15 feet long. If the carpenter wants to be sure that the sides of the wall meet at right angles, then what should the diago…

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Colm Doyle · Answer 1 · 2016-03-10T11:29:58+0000

a² +b² = c²
8² + 15² = c²
64 + 225= c²
289=c²
17=c
The diagonal measurement should be 17 feet.
The diagonal is the hypotenuse of a right triangle formed with the other two sides.

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