document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=549418>Question 549418</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a rectangle has sides with a length of 5cm and 12 cm. what is the length of the digaonal 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 #357737 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><B>oberobic(2304)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><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=357737\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangle has 4 90-degree angles, so you can apply the Pythagorean Theorem to find the diagonal.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c^2 = a^2 + b^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 5 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 12 cm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c^2 = 25 + 144 = 169 cm^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c = sqrt (169) = + or - 13 cm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A negative diagonal is spurious, so we can say:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Diagonal = 13 cm.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Done. </SPAN>\n" );
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