Calculate Rectangle Diagonal Length: Finding BD When AB=4 and AD=3

Given the rectangle ABCD

It is known that:

AB=4

AD=3

What is the length of the diagonal BD?

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00:00 Find diagonal BD
00:04 Side values according to the given data
00:13 We'll use the Pythagorean theorem in triangle ABD
00:22 We'll substitute appropriate values and solve for BD
00:31 And this is the solution to the question

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1

Understand the problem

Given the rectangle ABCD

It is known that:

AB=4

AD=3

What is the length of the diagonal BD?

444333AAABBBCCCDDDMMM

2

Step-by-step solution

We will use the Pythagorean theorem in order to find BD:

BD2=AD2+AB2 BD^2=AD^2+AB^2

Let's input the known data:

BD2=32+42 BD^2=3^2+4^2

BD2=9+16 BD^2=9+16

BD2=25 BD^2=25

We'll take the square root:

BD=25=5 BD=\sqrt{25}=5

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Final Answer

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