SOLUTION: The width of a rectangle is 1 and its perimeter is 14. Find the measure of a diagonal of the rectangle.

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Question 130142: The width of a rectangle is 1 and its perimeter is 14. Find the measure of a diagonal of the rectangle.
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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W=1
2W+2L=14
2*1+2L=14
2L=14-2
2L=12
L=12/2
L=6 ANSWER.
DIAGONAL=1^2+6^2=C^2
1+36=C62
C^2=37
C=SQRT37
C=6.08 IS THE DIAGONAL OF THIS 1 BY 6 RECTANGLE.