SOLUTION: A rectangle is 6 cm wide and 15 cm long. Find the length of its diagaonal.

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Question 939014: A rectangle is 6 cm wide and 15 cm long. Find the length of its diagaonal.
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A rectangle is 6 cm wide and 15 cm long. Find the length of its diagonal.
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By the pythagorean theorem:
√((6^2)+(15^2))√(36+225)=√261≈16.16 cm
length of diagonal=16.16 cm