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OpenStudy (anonymous):

how do you find the diagonal of a receangular solid

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

if you have rectangular solid with length L, width W, and height H, then the diagonal D is D = sqrt(L^2 + W^2 + H^2)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is sqrt

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

square root

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you I feel dumb! thats all there is to it?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

no it's ok, glad you asked to clarify

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

that's the formula yes you plug in the given length L, width W, and height H to find D

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

yw

OpenStudy (anonymous):

would the answer be in inches squared

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

no the diagonal is a length, NOT an area

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