SOLUTION: george wants to string lights along one diagonal of his rectangular window, which has a length of 4 feet and a width of 3 feet. what is the minimum length of lights needed.?

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Question 429088: george wants to string lights along one diagonal of his rectangular window, which has a length of 4 feet and a width of 3 feet. what is the minimum length of lights needed.?
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Hi

george wants to string lights along one diagonal of his rectangular window, 

length of 4 feet and a width of 3 feet

Using the Pythagorean Theorem:  a^2 + b^2 = c^2

 diagonal = +sqrt%284ft%5E2+%2B+3ft%5E2%29+=+sqrt%2816ft%5E2+%2B+9ft%5E2%29+=+sqrt%2825ft%5E2%29+=+5ft