document.write( "Question 578054: the circle diameter is 26cm there is a rectangle in the circle and the short side of the rectangle is 10cm how do tou find the long side of the rectangle??? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #370621 by dfrazzetto(283)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "The diagonal of the rectangle HAS to be the diameter of the circle, in this case 26cm, so:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "It is a right triangle:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "a=10cm \n" ); document.write( "b=? \n" ); document.write( "c=hypotenuse= 26\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "*using Pythagorean Theorem*\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "a^2+b^2=c^2 \n" ); document.write( "10^2+b^2=26^2 \n" ); document.write( "100 = b^2 = 676\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "b^2 = 576 \n" ); document.write( "b= 24 cm \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |