Two nonadjacent vertices of a rectangle are (-1,-2) and (5,3). Find the length of the diagonal of the rectangle.

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Akshay Chandran · Answer 1 · 2021-04-06T15:24:20+0000

Answer:

√61

Explanation:

The length of the diagonal is the distance between these points.

Distance formula: √(x₂ - x₁)² + (y₂ - y₁)²

= √(5 - (-1))² + (3 - (-2))² = √6² + 5² = √61