SOLUTION: A rectangular state flag has dimensions 7 feet by feet. How long is its diagonal?

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Question 572847: A rectangular state flag has dimensions 7 feet by feet. How long is its diagonal?
Answer by richard1234(7193)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
7 feet by how many feet?

And the solution is just Pythagorean theorem:
d^2 = 7^2 + w^2, where w is the other dimension.

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