construction worker needs to put a rectangular window in the side of a building. He knows from measuring that the top and bottom of the window have a width of 9 feet and the sides have a length of 12 feet. He also measured one diagonal to be 15 feet. What is the length of the other diagonal?A.15 feetB.9 feetC.12 feetD.21 feet
Question
construction worker needs to put a rectangular window in the side of a building. He knows from measuring that the top and bottom of the window have a width of 9 feet and the sides have a length of 12 feet. He also measured one diagonal to be 15 feet. What is the length of the other diagonal?A.15 feetB.9 feetC.12 feetD.21 feet
Solution
The other diagonal of the rectangular window will also be 15 feet. This is because in a rectangle, the diagonals are equal in length. So, the answer is A. 15 feet.
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