Question
What is the formula for calculating the diagonal length of a rectangle?
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GPT-4o mini
The formula for calculating the diagonal length \( d \) of a rectangle is derived from the Pythagorean theorem. If \( w \) is the width and \( h \) is the height (or length) of the rectangle, the diagonal can be calculated using the following formula:
\[
d = \sqrt{w^2 + h^2}
\]
Where:
- \( d \) is the length of the diagonal,
- \( w \) is the width,
- \( h \) is the height.
You simply square the width and height, add those two values together, and then take the square root of the result to find the diagonal length.
\[
d = \sqrt{w^2 + h^2}
\]
Where:
- \( d \) is the length of the diagonal,
- \( w \) is the width,
- \( h \) is the height.
You simply square the width and height, add those two values together, and then take the square root of the result to find the diagonal length.