SOLUTION: The width of a rectangle is 6 feet, and the diagonal is 10 feet. What is the area of the rectangle?

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Question 306573: The width of a rectangle is 6 feet, and the diagonal is 10 feet. What is the area of the rectangle?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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width =6
diiagonal = 10 feet
The diagonal and the two sides form a right triangle
other side will be 10^2-6^2 side ^2
100-36 = side ^2
64 = side ^2
8 feet = side
Arae = L * W
= 6*8
= 48 square feet