SOLUTION: suppose a rectangle has a diagonal of length 22 and two sides of length 8 each . what is the length (to the nearest tenth)of each of the other sides ? a 20.5 b 20.7 c 20.9

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Question 252444: suppose a rectangle has a diagonal of length 22 and two sides of length 8 each . what is the length (to the nearest tenth)of each of the other sides ?
a 20.5 b 20.7 c 20.9 d 21.1 e 21.3
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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a^2+b^2=c^2
a=8 and c=22
solve for b the length of other sides