SOLUTION: rectangle ABCD has dimensions of 7 units by 5 units.find the length of each of its diagonal

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Question 1135589: rectangle ABCD has dimensions of 7 units by 5 units.find the length of each of its diagonal





Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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rectangle ABCD has dimensions of 7 units by 5 units
if you have rectangle, the length of its diagonals is same

diagonal divides rectangle into two congruent right triangles where diagonal is hypotenuse, and dimensions 7 and 5 are legs
so, use Pythagoras theorem to find the length of its diagonal
d%5E2=7%5E2%2B5%5E2
d%5E2=49%2B25
d%5E2=74
d=sqrt%2874%29
d=8.6 units