Find the length of a diagonal of a rectangle whose adjacent sides are 30cm and 16cm.
Find the length of a diagonal of a rectangle whose adjacent sides are 30cm and 16cm.

 

 

 

Answer:

Let ABCD be the rectangle with diagonals AC and BD meeting at O.

AB = CD = 30 cm

BC = AD = 16 cm

Applying Pythagoras theorem in right-angled triangle ABC, we get:

????????2 = ????????2 + ????????2 = 302 + 162

=>900 + 256

=>1156

???????? = √1156

=>34 ????????

Diagonals of a rectangle are equal.

AC = BD = 34 cm