SOLUTION: A 15 inch by 8 inch tablecloth is placed on a circular table.each of the four corners of the table clothes touch the edge of the table. Determine the radius of the table.

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Question 1157188: A 15 inch by 8 inch tablecloth is placed on a circular table.each of the four corners of the table clothes touch the edge of the table. Determine the radius of the table.
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Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source):
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A 15 inch by 8 inch tablecloth is placed on a circular table.each of the four corners of the table clothes touch the edge of the table. Determine the radius of the table.
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The diameter is the diagonal of the rectangle.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39620)   (Show Source):
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half the length of a diagonal

Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source):
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If you draw this, there is a right triangle with leg 8 in, representing the width of the tablecloth, another of leg 15 in crossing the table at a right angle to the first leg, and the hypotenuse must run through the center of the table and be a diameter.
This makes an 8-15-17 right triangle, so the diameter is 17 inches and the radius therefore is 8.5 inches.