Question

If the diagonal of a rectangle measures 60 inches and one side measures 48 inches, what is the length of the other side of the rectangle?

Answer 1

36

Explanation:

60 power 2 minus 48 power 2 under square root = 36

Answer 2

36

Explanation:

Using pythag, 60^2 - 48^2 = 3600 - 2304, which is 1296, whose square root if 36. This is also a 3-4-5 triangle.