SOLUTION: A rectangle perimeter has 46 ft and width 8 ft. Find the length of the diagonal.

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Question 290928: A rectangle perimeter has 46 ft and width 8 ft. Find the length of the diagonal.
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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A rectangle perimeter has 46 ft and width 8 ft.
2L + 2(8) = 46
simplify, divide by 2
L + 8 = 23
L = 23 - 8
L = 15 ft is the length
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Find the length of the diagonal (c)
c^2 = 15^2 + 8^2
c^2 = 225 + 64
c = sqrt%28289%29
c = 17 ft is the diagonal