A suitcase measures 24 inches long and 18 inches high. What is the diagonal length of the suitcase?
In a computer catalog, a computer monitor is listed as being 19 inches. This distance is the diagonal distance across the screen. If the screen measures 10 inches in height, what is the actual width of the screen to the nearest inch?
Two joggers run 8 miles north and then 5 miles west. What is the shortest distance, to the nearest tenth of a mile, they must travel to return to their starting point?
1. Natalie’s bedroom is rectangular. The length of one wall of Natalie’s bedroom is 12 feet. The length from one corner of the bedroom to the diagonally opposite corner is 20 feet. What is the length of the other wall? 2. A windowpane is 12 inches by 16 inches. What is the distance between opposite corners of the windowpane? 3. A flying squirrel's nest is 12 feet high in a tree. From its nest, the flying squirrel glides 15 feet to reach an acorn that is on the ground. How far is the acorn from the base of the tree?
Jill’s front door is 42” wide and 84” tall. She purchased a circular table that is 96 inches in diameter. Will the table fit through the front door?