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If a rectangle measures 12 meters by 16 meters, what is the length, in meters, of the diagonal of the rectangle?

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Answer:

20 meters

Explanation:

use the Pythagorean theorem:


a^2+b^2=c^2\\\\12^2 + 16^2 = c^2\\\\144 + 256 = c^2\\\\c^2 = 400\\\\c = 20

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