Question

What is the length of the diagonal of a rectangle that is 12 inches long and 6 inches wide?​

Answer 1

To find the diagonal of the rectangle we have to use Pythagorean theorem!

Pythagorean theorem is used to find the length of a missing angle such as the hypotenuse or the sides a and b.

Steps to solve:

1. 12 in is the length or the base of the right triangle, and 6 in is the wide or the side a.
2. Now use the formula: a^2+b^2=c^2, and plug in the numbers!
3. 6^2+12^2=c^2, now just solve the squared numbers.
4. 36+144=c^2
5. 180=c^2
6. Find the square root of 180.

And that is you answer!
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