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The length of a rectangular frame is 15 inches and the width of the frame is 8 inches. What

is the length of the diagonal of this frame in inches?
Record your answer. Be sure to use the correct place value.

User Niklodeon
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Answer: 17 inches

Expiation: Pythagorean Theorem.
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
15^2 + 8^2 = c^2
225 + 64 = c^2
289 = c^2
c = 17
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