SOLUTION: What's the length of a rectangle with height of 33 inches and a diagonal of 65 inches ?

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Question 833055: What's the length of a rectangle with height of 33 inches and a diagonal of 65 inches ?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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The length, height, and diagonal form a right triangle.
Use the Pythagorean theorem,
L%5E2%2BH%5E2=D%5E2
L%5E2%2B33%5E2=65%5E2
L%5E2%2B1089=4225
L%5E2=3136
L=56