document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=245872>Question 245872</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the length of a diagonal of a rectangle if the length of the rectangle is 24 cm and its width is 10 cm. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #179705 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=marcsam823><B>marcsam823(57)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=marcsam823><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=179705\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length, width and diagonal of the rectangle form a right triangle.  The diagonal is the hypotenuse (longest side of the triangle). Use the Pythagorean Theorem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let a = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let b = 10 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let c = diagonal \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24%5E2+%2B+10%5E2+=+c%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24%5E2+%2B+10%5E2+=+c%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The diagonal is 26 cm. </SPAN>\n" );
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