Question

How do you find the length of the diagonal of a rectangle in terms of its base b and altitude h?

Answer 1

`d = \sqrt(b^2+h^2)`

Explanation:

Rectangles have right angles at their corners. So the pythagorean theorem applies:

`d^2 = b^2 + h^2`

Hence:
`color(green)(d = \sqrt(b^2+h^2))`