SOLUTION: The width of a rectangle is 5 and the length of the diagonal is 13. Find the area of the rectangle.

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Question 77680: The width of a rectangle is 5 and the length of the diagonal is 13. Find the area of the rectangle.
Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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5^2+x^2=13^2
25+x^2=169
x^2=169-25
x^2=144
x=12 is the length iof the rectangle.
thus the area is 5*12=60 answer.