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Figure ABCD is a rectangle. AC and BD are diagonals. AC= 30 meters and BC =18 meters. What is the length of AB?

Figure ABCD is a rectangle. AC and BD are diagonals. AC= 30 meters and BC =18 meters-example-1
User Megan Sime
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Given,

The measure of side AC is 30 meters.

The measure of side BC is 18 meter.

Required

The measure of side AB.

Here,

ABCD is a rectangle.

So, side AB, BC and Ac will follow Pythagoras theorem.


\begin{gathered} AC^2=AB^2+BC^2 \\ 30^2=AB^2+18^2 \\ 900=AB^2+324 \\ AB^2=576 \\ AB=24 \end{gathered}

Hence, the measure of side AB is 24 m.

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