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5. The diagonal of a rectangle is 25 in. The width is 15 inches. What is the length?
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5. The diagonal of a rectangle is 25 in. The width is 15 inches. What is the length?

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Answer:

20 inches

Explanation:

Using Pythagoras Theorem

25² = 15² + length²

625 = 225 + length²

625 - 225 = length²

400 = length²

Square root both sides

20 = length

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