SOLUTION: my question asks to find the length of the diagonal of a rectangle whose length is 8m and width is 5m. This is what i did: e^2=8^2+5^2 e^2=64+25 e^2=89 e=9.4 Is this correct?

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Question 5855: my question asks to find the length of the diagonal of a rectangle whose length is 8m and width is 5m.
This is what i did:
e^2=8^2+5^2
e^2=64+25
e^2=89
e=9.4
Is this correct? thanks

Answer by longjonsilver(2297)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
it is correct, yes.

Well done
Jon.

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