SOLUTION: Luna takes a sheet of paper and makes a diagonal cut from one corner to the opposite corner, making two triangles. The cut she makes is 10 inches long and the width of the paper is

Question 1200949: Luna takes a sheet of paper and makes a diagonal cut from one corner to the opposite corner, making two triangles. The cut she makes is 10 inches long and the width of the paper is 9 inches. What is the paper's length? If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

Answer by ikleyn(52779) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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In the rectangular sheet of paper, the diagonal is 10 inches long,
and the width of the sheet of paper is 9 inches.


To find the length of the sheet of paper, use the Pythagorean formula

    length =  =  =  inches.


To get the value, use your calculator.

Solved.

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Extremely simple problem.

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