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A rectangle has a width of 9 units and a length of 40units.What is the length of a diagonal?

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User ABOS
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I would recommend using:
a2 + b2 = c2

a and b are the legs, and c is the hypotenuse( or diagonal)

9•9
40•40

81+1600=c2
1681=c2
c=41

So the diagonal is 41units
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