SOLUTION: Find the length of each diagonal of a rectangle whose dimensions are 33 cm by 56 cm.

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Question 312489: Find the length of each diagonal of a rectangle whose dimensions are 33 cm by 56 cm.
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Either diagonal of a rectangle is the hypotenuse of a right triangle where the legs are the length and width of the rectangle.

For your rectangle, where is the measure of the diagonal:



Congratulations! You get to do your own arithmetic. Or save yourself some effort and look up a list of Pythagorean Triples -- see if you can find one where the legs are 33 and 56.

John