RushBoyz527 RushBoyz527
  • 09-02-2021
  • Mathematics
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A rectangle has a length of 16 inches and the length of the diagonal is 20 inches. What is the width of the rectangle

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Jamesekelly3 Jamesekelly3
  • 09-02-2021

Answer:

12 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

1. The diagonal is the hypotenuse of the right triangle.  so since we know one side length, we can figure out the other side length

1. 16^2 + x^2= 20^2

2. 256 + x^2=400

3. x^2=144

4. [tex]\sqrt{144}[/tex] = 12

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