Ernest measured the floor of his storage unit, which is rectangular. It is 21 feet wide and 29 feet from one corner to the opposite corner. How long is the storage unit?
To find the length of the storage unit, we can use the Pythagorean theorem.
Let the length of the storage unit be x feet.
Using the Pythagorean theorem, we have:
x^2 = 21^2 + 29^2
x^2 = 441 + 841
x^2 = 1282
Taking the square root of both sides:
x = √1282
x ≈ 35.79 feet
Therefore, the length of the storage unit is approximately 35.79 feet.