Niki is building a kite. She has a rectangular piece of cloth that is 11 inches wide and 15 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.

10.2 inches

26.0 inches

18.6 inches

4.0 inches

Question

Niki is building a kite.  She has a rectangular piece of cloth that is 11 inches wide and 15 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.

 10.2 inches

 26.0 inches

 18.6 inches

 4.0 inches

anonymous · Answer

use the Pythagorean theorem a^2 + b^2 = c^2
a and b are your side lengths.

anonymous · Answer

i just need the answer asap cause it has to be turned in by 11