Posted by RICE on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 8:56pm.
sqrt ( 6 ^ 2 + 8 ^ 2 ) =
sqrt ( 36 + 64 ) =
sqrt ( 100 ) = 10 ft
This is time for the Pythagorean Theorem.
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
6^2 + 8^2 = c^2
36 + 64 = c^2
100 = c^2
10 = c
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