Question

The width of a rectangle is 4 feet, and the diagonal length of the rectangle is 13 feet. Which

measurement is dosest to the length of this rectangle in feet?


A. 9ft
B. 17ft
C. 12.4ft
D. 13.6ft

Answer 1

C) 12.4 ft

Explanation:

using the Pythagorean theorem:

Length² = 13² - 4² = 156 - 16 = 143

length = √143 = 12.36 ft