document.write( "Question 606189: Approximate to the nearest inch,the length of a rectangle whose diagonal measures 25.0 inches and whose width measures 18.0 inches \n" ); document.write( "
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Approximate to the nearest inch,the length of a rectangle whose diagonal measures 25.0 inches and whose width measures 18.0 inches
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\n" ); document.write( "Apply Pythagorean Theorem:
\n" ); document.write( "Let x = length
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\n" ); document.write( "x^2 + 18^2 = 25^2
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 = 25^2 - 18^2
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 = 625 - 324
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 = 301
\n" ); document.write( "x = 17.35
\n" ); document.write( "rounded to nearest inch:
\n" ); document.write( "x = 17 inches\r
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