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Find the diagonal length of a rectangular painting with dimensions of 36 inches by 48 inches.(1 point) The length of the diagonal is  inches.

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To find the diagonal length of a rectangular painting, you can use the Pythagorean theorem. The formula for the diagonal \( d \) of a rectangle with width \( w \) and height \( h \) is:

\[
d = \sqrt{w^2 + h^2}
\]

For your painting, the dimensions are:
- Width \( w = 36 \) inches
- Height \( h = 48 \) inches

Now, plug these values into the formula:

\[
d = \sqrt{36^2 + 48^2}
\]
\[
d = \sqrt{1296 + 2304}
\]
\[
d = \sqrt{3600}
\]
\[
d = 60
\]

The length of the diagonal is \( 60 \) inches.

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