SOLUTION: A rectangle with length of 8 units and a width 6 units. whats is the length of a diagonal

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Question 373556: A rectangle with length of 8 units and a width 6 units. whats is the length of a diagonal
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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The sides & the diagonal from a right triangle. diagonal = hypotenuse.
legs are 6 & 8
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6^2+8^2= D^2
36+64=D^2
100=D^2
take the square root
D= 10
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