document.write( "Question 817217: What is the length of a diagonal of a rectangle whose sides are 5 cm and 12 cm long?
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By using Pythagoras.
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\n" ); document.write( "25 + 144 = diagonal^2
\n" ); document.write( "Diagonal = \"sqrt%28169%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Diagonal = 13 cm.
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