Question

Rectangle ABCD has a length of 16 centimeters and a width of 8 centimeters. What is the length of diagonal AC? Use Pythagorean theorem and show work plz.

Answer 1

a^2+ b^2 = c^2
16^2+ 8^2= c^2
256+64=c^2
320=c^2
square root for both side to get AC about 17.9 centimeters. Hope it help!