document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=254917>Question 254917</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if a rectangle is 3 meters wide and 10meters long. How long is teh diagonal of the rectangle? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #187231 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=blwinbbbles><B>blwinbbbles(106)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=blwinbbbles><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=blwinbbbles><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=187231\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> So one side is 3 meter and the other is 10meters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you divide the rectangle by a diagonal, you now have a triangle..but the height and width of the triangle are the same as the rectangle\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in a triangle  a^2 + b^2 = c^2  with c being the length of the diagonal<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so:  side a = 3 meters  side b = 10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so 3^2 + 10^2 = c^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9 + 100 = c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "109 = c^2   take the square root of both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10.4 = c\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "hope this helps\r<BR>\n" );
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