document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=395835>Question 395835</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area of a rectangle is 60 square meters. The length of the rectangle is 12 meters. Find the length of the diagonal of the rectangle. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "We can solve this in 2 steps.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "First step, let's find the width:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12x=60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide both sides by 12:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5 meters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we use the Pythagorean formula:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5^2+12^2=c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Do the math and we get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Diagonal is 13 meters. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
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