SOLUTION: What is the length of a diagonal of a rectangular picture whose sides are 12 inches by 17 inches
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Question 952968: What is the length of a diagonal of a rectangular picture whose sides are 12 inches by 17 inches
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What is the length of a diagonal of a rectangular picture whose sides are 12 inches by 17 inches
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Draw the picture.
You have a rectangle with base = 17 and height = 12
Draw a diagonal.
Use Pythagoras to get::
d = sqrt[12^2 + 17^2] = sqrt(433) = 20.81 inches
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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