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A rectangular dining room table top is 36 inches wide the diagonal to tabletop measures 85 inches how many inches long is a table

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User Samarpan
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pythagorean theorem: a^2 + b^2 = c^2
36^2 + b^2 = 85^2
1296 + b^2 = 7225
b^2 = 7225 - 1296
b^2 = 5926
b = square root of 5929
b = 77 inches long
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