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What is the length of the diagonal rectangle

What is the length of the diagonal rectangle-example-1
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Answer:

Great question! The simple way to solve this is using a formula you may already know of from your teacher. It's called the pythagorean theorem!

What's the formula then, huh?

a² + b²= c²

c² is your hypotenuse, or the diagonal angle.

Plug it in!

12.75² + 17² = c²

Square the numbers!

162.5625 + 289 = c²

Add your numbers together!

162.5625 + 289 = c²

Now square root (√) both sides in order to get rid of the c²

454.5625 = c²

Final Answer:

c = 21.25 (D)

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