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A rectangle has dimensions . by . What is the length of the diagonal of the rectangle?

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Answer:


3√(5) units

Explanation:

Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the diagonal:

You have that the sides are 3 and 6, so a = 3 and b = 6, which means:


3^2 + 6^2 = c^2\\9 + 36 = c^2\\45 = c^2\\c = 3√(5)

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