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Manu Lakaster · Answer 1 · 2022-06-10T01:09:47+0000

Answer:

24 inches

Explanation:

You can see in the picture a triangle is formed where the sides are AB, BC, and AC.

The side lengths you have are AC = 16 and BC = 20.

You can use the Pythagorean Theorem,
a^2+b^2=c^2 , so:

16^2+b^2=20^2

$256+b^2=400\\b^2=144\\b=12$

This means that the length of AB = 12.

It's asking the diameter, and AB is the radius, so you have to do 12 * 2 to find the diameter = 24 inches