SOLUTION: the length and width of a rectangle are 15 cm and 8 cm. what is the length of the diagonal in centimeters?

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Question 942950: the length and width of a rectangle are 15 cm and 8 cm. what is the length of the diagonal in centimeters?
Answer by macston(5194)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The diagonal is the hypotenuse of the right triangle formed with legs L and W, so





diagonal=17 cm

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