SOLUTION: A Rectangle is 10 inches wide and 11 inches long. What is the length of the diagonal?

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Question 451596: A Rectangle is 10 inches wide and 11 inches long. What is the length of the diagonal?
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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A Rectangle is 10 inches wide and 11 inches long. What is the length of the diagonal?
Apply Pythagorean theorem:
Let d = the diagonal
then
d^2 = 10^2 + 11^2
d^2 = 100 + 121
d^2 = 221
d = sqrt(221)
d = 14.87 inches