Question

A rectangle has a length of 16 inches and the length of the diagonal is 20 inches. What is the width of the rectangle

Answer 1

12 inches

Explanation:

1. The diagonal is the hypotenuse of the right triangle. so since we know one side length, we can figure out the other side length

1. 16^2 + x^2= 20^2

2. 256 + x^2=400

3. x^2=144

4.
`√(144)` = 12