Answer: 50 feet
Step-by-step explanation:
Since it is a rectangle and you in the corner diagonally; you can draw a line diagonally across in the rectangle and you are left with two triangles.
So since its two right-angled triangles
a = 14 feet
b = 48 feet
You need to find c which is the diagonal.
Using the pythagorean theorem which is:
[tex]c^{2} = a^{2} + b^{2}[/tex]
[tex]c^{2} = 14^{2} + 48^{2}[/tex]
Square the a and b then add
[tex]c^{2} = 136 + 2304[/tex]
[tex]c^{2} = 2500[/tex]
Now carry over the square on the c and change it to the square root
[tex]c = \sqrt{2500}[/tex]
when you square root
[tex]c = 50[/tex]
therefore it is 50 feet diagonally across
