Caleb has a piece of rectangular paper that is 12 inches wide by 16 inches long. He drew a straight line along the diagonal of the paper. What is the length of the line Caleb dr…

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Michael Hunziker · Answer 1 · 2018-03-10T17:48:27+0000

Assume the diagonal line is "d", the rectangle width "w" and the length "l"
d^2 = w^2 + l^2
d^2 = 12^2 + 16^2
d^2 = 144 + 256 = 400
d =√400=20 inches