SOLUTION: Objective: Apply the Pythagorean Theorem The width of a rectangle is 1 and its perimeter is 14. Find the measure of a diagnonal of the rectangle.

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Question 288802: Objective: Apply the Pythagorean Theorem
The width of a rectangle is 1 and its perimeter is 14. Find the measure of a diagnonal of the rectangle.
Answer by nyc_function(2741) About Me  (Show Source):
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The Pythagorean Theorem states: a^2 + b^2 = c^2
If the perimeter is 14 and the width is 1, then the length must be 6.
Let a = 6
Let b = 1
We are looking for c.
Here is the set up and you can finish.
(6)^2 + (1)^2 = c^2