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A rectangle is 4 feet wide and 10 feet long. What is the length of its diagonal

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The answer is 5
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Answer:

5

Explanation:

The diagonal of the rectangle is equivalent to finding the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle with sides 3 and 4. Using the Pythagorean Theorem:

32+42=hypotenuse2

25=hypotenuse2

hypotenuse=5

Therefore the diagonal of the rectangle is 5 feet.

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