SOLUTION: My question is: Find the length of the diagonal of a rectangle whose length is 8m and width is 5m. thanks

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Question 5592: My question is:
Find the length of the diagonal of a rectangle whose length is 8m and width is 5m.
thanks
Answer by arunpaul(104) About Me  (Show Source):
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length = 8 m
width = 5m
so the length of diagonal = l
so as perPythagorean-theorem
l^2 = 8^2+5^2=64+25=89
so l = SQRT 89= 9.433m app (Ans)