A parallelogram has sides with lengths of #16 # and #5 #. If the parallelogram's area is #80 #, what is the length of its longest diagonal?
1 Answer
May 3, 2016
Rather than a parallelogram, the shape is a rectangle.
Diagonal = √281 = 16.76 cm
Explanation:
In a parallelogram, Area = base x height.
Height =
But as the shorter side also has a length of 5cm. it means that the side is the height, making the shape a rectangle.
The length of the diagonal can be found using Pythagoras' Theorem.
