Question

What is the length of the diagonal of the triangle?

Answer 1

Answer:

21.25

Step-by-step explanation:

use the Pythagorean theorem, it is given that the shape is a rectangle so all opposite sides are congruent and all angles are right, since we know that the diagonal forms a right triangle we can use the pythagorean theorem

the Pythagorean theorm is a^2+b^2=c^2 where a and b are the legs (in this case the side of the triangle) and c is the hypotenuse which is the longest side in a right triangle

17^2+12.75^2=x^2

x^2=7225/16

now take the square root of both sides and you get -21.25 and 21.25

distance CAN NOT be negative so -21.25 isn't an option