document.write( "Question 957643: Reggie has a rectangular piece of paper that is 12 inches long and 7 inches wide. He is going to cut the paper from corner to corner, along the diagonal. How many inches will Reggie be cutting? If necessary, round to two decimal places \n" ); document.write( "
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The diagonal of a rectangle forms a right triangle with the length and width.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"13.89in=c\" ANSWER: The diagonal is 13.89 inches.\r
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