Question

5 pointsQUESTION 3. The diagonal of a rectangle measures 91 yards. What is thewidth of the rectangle, if the length is 84 yards? *

Answer 1

Given that,

diagonal of a rectangle measures 91 yards

length of the rectangle is 84 yards

To find the width of the rectangle

Let width of the rectangle be w.

we get the rectangle as,

From the pythagoras theorem for right angled triangle, we know that square of the hypotenuse is equal to the square of the sum of other two sides.

Using this we get,

`91^2=84^2+w^2`
`w^2=8281-7056`
`w^2=1225`
`w^2=35^2`
`w=35`

Width of the rectangle is 35 yards.