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How do you find the diagonal of a rectangle whose sides are 20 and 48?


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Solve for diagonal:

Given: length=20 and breadth=48

The angles of the rectangle are of 90°. so, we can apply the Pythagoras theorem.

Assume that, the diagonal of the rectangle is x.

x2=l2+b2x2=(20)2+(48)2x2=2704x=52

Hence, the diagonal of the rectangle is 52.


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