Question

construct a rectangle whose diagonal is 6.4 cm and one of its side is 4 cm
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Answer 1

Points

• a diagonal divides a rectangle into two triangles
• the diagonals will be the hypotenuse of both the triangle

Solution

unknown side^2 = hypotenuse^2 - side ^2

= ( 6.4 ) ^2 - (4)^2

= 40.96 -16

= 24.96

unknown side = 4.9cm

so now you can construct the rectangle easily