Kelly is building a kite. She has a rectangular piece of cloth that is 5 inches wide and 13 inches long. She needs to place a stick on the diagonal of the rectangle to make her kite. How long of a stick does she need? Round to the nearest tenth of an inch.

13.9 inches

8.0 inches

12.0 inches

18.0 inches

Question

Kelly is building a kite.  She has a rectangular piece of cloth that is 5 inches wide and 13 inches long.  She needs to place a stick on the diagonal of the rectangle to make her kite.  How long of a stick does she need?  Round to the nearest tenth of an inch.

13.9 inches

8.0 inches

12.0 inches

18.0 inches

hartnn · Answer

The problem is to find the diagonal,|dw:1346937394273:dw|
can u find x using pythagoras theorem??