SOLUTION: if the area of a rectangle is 7200 ft squared and the length is 120 ft what is the length of its diagonal in feet to the nearest whole number?

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Question 365609: if the area of a rectangle is 7200 ft squared and the length is 120 ft what is the length of its diagonal in feet to the nearest whole number?

Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Hi,
7200 ft squared and the length is 120 ft
7200/120 = 60 = width
Applying the Pythagorean Theorem, with d representing the diagonal
60^2 + 120^2 = d^2
134ft = d, the diagonal in feet to the nearest whole number
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