SOLUTION: The length and width of a rectangle are 8 cm and 6.5 cm. Find the length of a diagonal of the rectangle.

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Question 1194630: The length and width of a rectangle are 8 cm and 6.5 cm. Find the length of a diagonal of the rectangle.
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The diagonal of a rectangle is the hypotenuse of a right triangle with the length and width of the rectangle as the legs. Use the Pythagorean Theorem.

c%5E2=a%5E2%2Bb%5E2

or

c=sqrt%28a%5E2%2Bb%5E2%29