SOLUTION: if a rectangle measures 42 meters by 56 meters what is the length in meters of the diagonal of the rectangle

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Question 360607: if a rectangle measures 42 meters by 56 meters what is the length in meters of the diagonal of the rectangle
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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if a rectangle measures 42 meters by 56 meters what is the length in meters of the diagonal of the rectangle
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the diagonal & sides form a right triangle.
use pythagoras theorem
42^2+56^2=D^2
1764+3136 =4900
d^2=4900
D= 70 meters
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