SOLUTION: Solve. Find the length of the diagonal of a rectangle shaped book that has a length of 6 inches and width of 5 inches.

Question 317243: Solve.
Find the length of the diagonal of a rectangle shaped book that has a length of 6 inches and width of 5 inches.
Answer by Jstrasner(112) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hey,
So for this one, we need to use the pythagorean theorem:
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
Therefore:
6^2 + 5^2 = c^2
36 + 25 = 61
61 = c^2
c = 7.81
Therefore:
The length of the diagonal is about 8 inches
I hope this helps!
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