SOLUTION: What is the perimeter of a rectangle having a diagonal of 13 inches and a width of 5 inches?

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Question 399140: What is the perimeter of a rectangle having a diagonal of 13 inches and a width of 5 inches?
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What is the perimeter of a rectangle having a diagonal of 13 inches and a width of 5 inches?
the diagonal and the sides are at right angles.
apply pythagoras theorem
let length be x
13^2= 5^2+x^2
169-25=x^2
144=x^2
x=12 in the length