document.write( "Question 264858: A rectangle is 4 inches wide and 9 inches long what is the length of a diagonal of this rectangle to the nearest tenth of an inch \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #194880 by JBarnum(2146)\"\" \"About 
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this is actually a triangle quaestion as the diagonal line is the hyponuse of the triangle.
\n" ); document.write( "\"A%5E2%2BB%5E2=C%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "A=4
\n" ); document.write( "B=9
\n" ); document.write( "find C
\n" ); document.write( "\"4%5E2%2B9%5E2=C%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"16%2B81=C%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"97=C%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%2897%29=sqrt%28C%5E2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"9.8488=C\" or \"sqrt%2897%29=C%29%0D%0ARound+to+the+tenth%0D%0A%7B%7B%7B9.8=C\" the diagonal 9.8 inches long\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"A%5E2%2BB%5E2=C%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4%5E2%2B9%5E2=%28sqrt%2897%29%29%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"16%2B81=97\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"97=97\"\r
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