Question

A stairway rises 6 feet 4 inches over a horizontal distance of 8 feet 6 inches. What is the diagonal length of the stairway

Answer 1

Answer:

10.6 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

to find the diagonal length of the stairway we can use the pythagorean theorem or a^2 + b^2 = c^2

6'4" is also 6 1/3' or 19/3'

8'6" is also 8 1/2' or 17/2'

now square them both

361/9 + 289/4

make them have the same denominator

1444/36 + 2601/36

add them

4045/36

take the square root

10.6000524 is your answer

10.6 ft