SOLUTION: rectangle ABCD has dimensions of 7 units by 5 units.find the length of each of its diagonal

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Question 1135589: rectangle ABCD has dimensions of 7 units by 5 units.find the length of each of its diagonal





Answer by MathLover1(20849)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
rectangle has dimensions of units by units
if you have rectangle, the length of its diagonals is same

diagonal divides rectangle into two congruent right triangles where diagonal is hypotenuse, and dimensions and are legs
so, use Pythagoras theorem to find the length of its diagonal




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