Reggie has a rectangular piece of paper that is 12 inches long and 7 inches wide. He is going to cut the paper from corner to corner, along the diagonal. How many inches will Reggie be cutting? If necessary, round to two decimal places.

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2022-10-13

Reggie has a rectangular piece of paper that is 12 inches long and 7 inches wide. He is going to cut the paper from corner to corner, along the diagonal. How many inches will Reggie be cutting? If necessary, round to two decimal places.

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Tania Alvarado

Tania Alvarado

Beginner2022-10-14Added 15 answers

when he cut from diagonal to diagonal then it become a right angle triangle
in which a = 12 m
and other side b = 7
by Pythagorean theorem
a 2 + b 2 = c 2
so c = 7 2 + 12 2 = 13.89 length of diagonal

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