SOLUTION: Find the length of the diagonal of a rectangle whose sides are 15 cm and 8 cm.
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Question 1045321: Find the length of the diagonal of a rectangle whose sides are 15 cm and 8 cm.
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Pythagorean theorem
the diagonal is the hypotenuse and the legs are the sides.
8^2+15^2=64+225=289
289 is 17^2, so the diagonal is 17 cm.
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