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The area of a rectangle is 342 square units. Its length measures 19 units. Find the
length of its diagonal. Round to the nearest tenth of a unit.

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Answer:

The length of the diagonal of the rectangle is approximately 26.2 units.

Explanation:

From Geometry we remember that the area of the rectangle ([tex]A[/tex]), in square units, is described by this formula:

[tex]A = w\cdot l[/tex] (1)

Where:

[tex]w[/tex] - Width, in units.

[tex]l[/tex] - Length, in units.

If we know that [tex]A = 342\,u^{2}[/tex] and [tex]l = 19\,u[/tex], then the width of the rectangle is:

[tex]w = \frac{A}{l}[/tex]

[tex]w = \frac{342\,u^{2}}{19\,u}[/tex]

[tex]w = 18\,u[/tex]

And the length of the diagonal ([tex]d[/tex]), in units, is determined by the Pythagorean Theorem:

[tex]d = \sqrt{w^{2}+l^{2}}[/tex] (2)

If we know that [tex]w = 18\,u[/tex] and [tex]l = 19\,u[/tex], then the length of the diagonal is:

[tex]d = \sqrt{(18\,u)^{2} + (19\,u)^{2}}[/tex]

[tex]d \approx 26.2\,u[/tex]

The length of the diagonal of the rectangle is approximately 26.2 units.