document.write( "Question 1008990: Find the length of the diagonal of a rectangle with a width of 16 inches and a length of 12 inches? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #624515 by fractalier(6550)\"\" \"About 
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Use the Pythagorean Theorem...the diagonal is the hypotenuse...
\n" ); document.write( "c^2 = a^2 + b^2
\n" ); document.write( "c^2 = 16^2 + 12^2
\n" ); document.write( "c^2 = 256 + 144
\n" ); document.write( "c^2 = 400
\n" ); document.write( "c = 20 inches
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