document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1045321>Question 1045321</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the length of the diagonal of a rectangle whose sides are 15 cm and 8 cm.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "the diagonal is the hypotenuse and the legs are the sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8^2+15^2=64+225=289<BR>\n" );
document.write( "289 is 17^2, so the diagonal is 17 cm. </SPAN>\n" );
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