SOLUTION: A rectangle's length is 37.5 and the diagonal is 42. What is the height?

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Question 292604: A rectangle's length is 37.5 and the diagonal is 42. What is the height?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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a^2+b^2=c^2
37.5^2+b^2=42^2
1,406.25+b^2=1,764
b^2=1,764-1,406.25
b^2=357.75
b=sqrt357.75
b=18.91428 ans.