Answer:
25.9 feet
Step-by-step explanation:
If you split a rectangle into 2 pieces with a diagonal, each piece will be a right triangle
Therefore we can use the pythagorean theorem to solve this problem
The two legs of the right triangle will be 23 and 12
The formula is a^2 +b^2=c^2
c^2 is the diagonal squared ( the hypotenuse)
So:
12^2+23^2=c^2
144+529=c^2
673=c^2
To find just c we need to find the square root of 673, rounded to the nearest tenth
[tex]\sqrt{673}=25.9[/tex]
(the equation is rounded)
So the diagonal is 25.9
