Chapter 6.4, Problem 17CE

To determine

To comment:about the diagonal of given rectangle.

Answer to Problem 17CE

  $\text{Diagonal}>100$

Explanation of Solution

Given:

One side of rectangle is 100.

Calculation:

Consider a rectangle ABCD as shown below:

  

Any diagonal of rectangle makesright-angle triangleslikeBDC and ADB as shown above.

Thus, the diagonal is the hypotenuse of the right triangle. Hypotenuse is the greatest side of any triangle.

Hence, the diagonal of rectangle must be greater than 100.

  $\text{Diagonal}>100$