SOLUTION: Consider ▭MNPQ with diagonals MP and NQ if NP = 9 and MP = 16, find QP and MN.

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Question 1193121: Consider ▭MNPQ with diagonals
MP and NQ if NP = 9 and MP = 16, find QP and MN.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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MP splits the rectangle into two right-triangles. You use Pythagorean Theorem formula to MN%5E2%2B9%5E2=16%5E2,... and solve for MN length. Now you also know NQ.

You also know that QP=MN.