SOLUTION: How can you find the diagonal of a rectangular field given the dimensions. Like for example a field measures 20m by 15m what is the length of the diagonal?

Question 956164: How can you find the diagonal of a rectangular field given the dimensions. Like for example a field measures 20m by 15m what is the length of the diagonal?
Answer by Zucchini(70) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Treat like a triangle, for example, I'll use the your example, do the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side. In this case, the hypotenuse.

The length of the diagonal is 25 m.
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