SOLUTION: the circle diameter is 26cm there is a rectangle in the circle and the short side of the rectangle is 10cm how do tou find the long side of the rectangle???
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Question 578054: the circle diameter is 26cm there is a rectangle in the circle and the short side of the rectangle is 10cm how do tou find the long side of the rectangle??? Answer by dfrazzetto(283) (Show Source):
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The diagonal of the rectangle HAS to be the diameter of the circle, in this case 26cm, so:
It is a right triangle:
a=10cm
b=?
c=hypotenuse= 26
*using Pythagorean Theorem*
a^2+b^2=c^2
10^2+b^2=26^2
100 = b^2 = 676
b^2 = 576
b= 24 cm
