Question 270749: A rectangle has a width of 6 feet and a length of 8 feet. Find the length of the diagonal in feet. Answer by Stitch(470) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Note that a rectangle is made up of 2 right triagles.
The Pythagorean theorem states that in any right triagle,
Where C is the hypotenuse (or the diagonal)
A and B represent the sides of the triangle but it does not matter which one so We will set A = 6ft (the given width)
and B = 8ft (Given length)
Using:
Your equation:
Simplify the equation
Combine like terms
Take the square root of both sides
The diagonal of the retangle is 10ft
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