SOLUTION: the width of a rectangle is 7 inches and its diagonal is 12 inches,find the length of the rectangle. round to the nearest tenth of an inch. please show work
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Question 804077: the width of a rectangle is 7 inches and its diagonal is 12 inches,find the length of the rectangle. round to the nearest tenth of an inch. please show work
Thank you very much
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The diagonal is the hypotenuse of a right triangle and the rectangle's "length" is the other leg of the right triangle.
Pythagorean Theorem: using u as the unknown leg length.
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