If a carpenter wants to make sure that the corner of a closet is square and measures 5 ft and 12 ft. along the walls, how long should he make the diagonal?
A) $17.5$ ft
B) $13.6$ ft
C) $16$ ft
D) $13$ ft
E) $17$ ft

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The diagonal forms the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs of 5 ft and 12 ft. Using the Pythagorean theorem: $c = \sqrt{5^2 + 12^2} = \sqrt{25 + 144} = \sqrt{169} = 13$ ft.

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