SOLUTION: In shop class, you make a table. The sides of the table measure 36" and 18". If the diagonal of the table measures 43", is the table rectangular?

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Question 931714: In shop class, you make a table. The sides of the table measure 36" and 18". If the diagonal of the table measures 43", is the table rectangular?
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) About Me  (Show Source):
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d = sqrt( 36*36 + 18*18 )
d = 40.25
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d does not equal 43
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answer:
the table is not rectangular (it's trapezoidal)
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