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The width of a rectangle is 10 centimeters and the length of the rectangle is 17 centimeters. Which measurement is closest to the length of the diagonal of this rectangle in centimeters?

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The measurement which is closest to the length of the diagonal of this rectangle in centimeters is; 20 centimetres.

The diagonal of the rectangle is the line which divides the rectangle into 2 right angled triangles.

In essence, the diagonal of the rectangle is the hypothenus of either of the triangles and can be evaluated as follows;

By Pythagoras;

  • Diagonal, D² = 17² + 10²

  • D² = 289 + 100

  • D² = 389

  • D = √389

  • D = 19.72 centimeters.

D is approximately 20 centimetres.

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