Question

The ceiling of Stacy's living room is a square that is 25 ft long on each side. Stacy

Answer 1

Answer:

A. 35 ft.

B. 35 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

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A. Determination of the diagonal using pythagorean theorem.

A square has all sides equal. Thus, the diagonal of the square can be obtained as follow:

Ist leg (L₁) = 25 ft

2nd leg (L₂) = 25 ft

Diagonal (d) =?

d² = L₁² + L₂²

d² = 25² + 25²

d² = 625 + 625

d² = 1250

Take the square root of both side

d = √1250

d = 35 ft

B. Determination of the diagonal using trigonometry.

Since all the sides in a square are equal, the angle between each leg will be 90°. Thus, the diagonal will bisect the angle between the two leg equally i.e

Angle between Diagonal and each leg = 90/2 = 45°

Finally, we shall determine the length of the diagonal. This can be obtained as follow:

Angle θ = 45°

Opposite = 25 ft

Hypothenus = d

Sine θ = Opposite / Hypothenus

Sine 45 = 25 / d

0.7071 = 25 / d

Cross multiply

0.7071 × d = 25

Divide both side by 0.7071

d = 25 / 0.7071

d = 35 ft