SOLUTION: if the length of the diagonal of a rectangle is 10 and the width is 6, what is the perimeter of the rectangle ?

Question 466948: if the length of the diagonal of a rectangle is 10 and the width is 6, what is the perimeter of the rectangle ?
Found 2 solutions by Big Poop, robertb:
Answer by Big Poop(157) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The length of the rectangle can be computed by using the Pythagorean theorem:
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Hence the perimeter of the rectangle is 2(6 + 8) = 2*14 = 28.
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