SOLUTION: find the perimeter of the rectangle with one side being 3 and the diagonal 5

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Question 328503: find the perimeter of the rectangle with one side being 3 and the diagonal 5
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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The diagonal and side form a right triangle.
Use Pythagorean theorem to solve for the unknown side.
A%5E2%2B3%5E2=5%5E2
A%5E2=25-9
A=4
The perimeter is twice the sum of the sides,
P=2%283%2B4%29=highlight%2814%29