SOLUTION: if the length of a rectangle is √5 and the width is 2, what is the measure of the diagonal of a rectangle

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Question 546493: if the length of a rectangle is √5 and the width is 2, what is the measure of the diagonal of a rectangle
Answer by JBarnum(2146) About Me  (Show Source):
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a%5E2%2Bb%5E2=c%5E2 a=length b=width c=diagnal
%28sqrt5%29%5E2%2B2%5E2=c%5E2
5%2B4=c%5E2
sqrt%289%29=sqrt%28c%5E2%29
3=c