24. Pam is adding a deck to her home. The deck is rectangular with a length of 10 m and a width of 7 m. Pam wants to place diagonal braces under the deck planking from each corner of the deck to its opposite corner. How long should each brace be? A 12.2 m B 7.1 m C 8.5 m D 14.3 m

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24. Pam is adding a deck to her home. The deck is rectangular with a length of 10 m and a width of 7 m. Pam wants
to place diagonal braces under the deck planking from each comer of the deck to its opposite corner. How long
should each brace be?
A 12.2 m
B 7.1 m
c 8.5 m
D 14.3 m
Transcribed Image Text:24. Pam is adding a deck to her home. The deck is rectangular with a length of 10 m and a width of 7 m. Pam wants to place diagonal braces under the deck planking from each comer of the deck to its opposite corner. How long should each brace be? A 12.2 m B 7.1 m c 8.5 m D 14.3 m
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