SOLUTION: Rectangle ABCD Given: AB = 8 and BC = 15 Find: CD, AD, and AC

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Question 1193114: Rectangle ABCD
Given: AB = 8 and BC = 15
Find: CD, AD, and AC
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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Draw the rectangle, label the vertices in order around it.
AB = 8, BC = 15.
They're 2 sides of a right triangle.
AC is the hypotenuse of the right triangle.
AC%5E2+=+AB%5E2+%2B+BC%5E2