Question 955184
The length and width of a rectangle form a
right triangle with the diagonal as hypotenuse.
L=length; W=width; D=diagonal
{{{L^2+W^2=D^2}}}
{{{sqrt(L^2+W^2)=D}}}
{{{sqrt(40^2m^2+9^2m^2)=D}}}
{{{sqrt(100m^2+81m^2)=D}}}
{{{sqrt(1681m^2)=D}}}
{{{41m=D}}} ANSWER: The measure of the diagonal is 41 meters.