What is the diagonal length of the suitcase to the nearest tenth of a foot if a suitcase measures 24 inches long and 18 inches high?

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Charnay S.
Dec 1, 2014

The diagonal length of the suitcase is 30 inches.

Assuming that the length and height of the suitcase form a right angle (90 degree angle), you can use the Pythagorean Theorem (a^2 + b^2 = c^2) to solve this problem.

The diagonal length is equal to the square root of the sum of the length squared and the height squared.

24^2 = 24 * 24 = 576 and 18^2 = 18 *18 = 324

576 + 324 = 900

sqrt900 = 30

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