Question

PLLLLLLLLLLEEAAAAAASEEEEEE HEEELLPPPP!!!!!!!! The traditional floor covering for houses in Japan are tatamis. A tatami is a rectangular-shaped mat that measures 6 feet by 3 feet. A room requires 4 tatimis (2 tatamis by 2 tatamis) to completely cover the floor. What is the distance in feet from one corner of the room to the opposite corner? Use a diagram and round to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

1 is 6x3
2 is 6x6
4 is 12x6
You have a Pythagorean Theorem in your immediate future.

Answer 2

a squared plus b squared equals c squared :D

Answer 3

...and what are 'a' and 'b' in this tasteful Japanese home?

Answer 4

Instead of thinking it as a rectangle, think of it as two triangles. A triangle with a side length of 12 and a side length of 6. All you want to find now is the hypotenuse.

Use the Pythagorean Theorem which is;
\[a ^{2}+b ^{2}=c ^{2}\]
So,
\[12^{2}+6^{2}=c ^{2}\]
\[144+36=c ^{2}\]
\[180=c ^{2}\]
So,
\[\sqrt{180}=c\]
Can you figure out the rest?