SOLUTION: What is the area of a rectangle if the length of one of its sides is 6 meters and the length of its diagonals is 8 meters

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Question 295534: What is the area of a rectangle if the length of one of its sides is 6 meters and the length of its diagonals is 8 meters
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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8^2-6^2=a^2
64-36=28
a=5.3
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5.3*6=31.8 sq meters