SOLUTION: The diagonal of a rectangle measures 34 cm. The width of the rectangle is 16 cm. Find the length of the rectangle.
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Question 1006152: The diagonal of a rectangle measures 34 cm. The width of the rectangle is 16 cm. Find the length of the rectangle.
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We can use the Pythagorean Theorem for this...
Since a^2 + b^2 = c^2, we can solve for b (the length)...
b^2 = c^2 - a^2 = 34^2 - 16^2 = 1156 - 256 = 900
so that b = 30 cm
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