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Space Diagonal
The Pythagorean Theorem is
useful when we need to find the
length of a space diagonal in a
rectangular prism.
Side c is the space diagonal.
28c
m
AC 282 12 2
B
A
AC 30.5cm
12
28
F
D
30.5c
28c m
B
m
16c
m
C
12cm
16
A
AG = 30.5 2 16 2
AG = 34.4cm
30.5
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
Pythagorean Theorem
2D vs 3D
c
d
b
d b c
2
h a b c
2
l 2 + w 2 + h 2 = d 2.
Space Diagonal
Pythagoras In 3D Shapes.
H
F
D
C
12cm
28cm
AG
16cm
AB BC CG
2
AG 28 12 16
2
AG 1184 34.41
(2)
23cm
12m
3m
4m
17cm
26cm
d 4 2 32 12 2
d 26 2 17 2 232
d 169 13m
d 1494 38.7cm
Simplify.