SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 7 feet. It's width is 4 feet. What is the length of it's diagonal?
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Question 44092: The length of a rectangle is 7 feet. It's width is 4 feet. What is the length of it's diagonal?
Answer by adamchapman(301) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
draw a line between the furthest corners. you now have a right-triangle with two adjacent sides with length a=7 and b=4
use Pythagoras' theorem
to give
I hope this helps
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