Given the rectangular prism below, if AB = 6 in., AD = 8 in. and BF = 24, find the length of FD.

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    Given the rectangular prism below, if AB = 6 in., AD = 8 in. and BF = 24, find the length of FD.

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    If AB = 6 and AD = 8, by the Pythagorean theorem, we have BD = 10 from our Pythagorean Theorem Calculator

    Using that, we have another right triangle which we can use the pythagorean theorem calculator to get FD = 26
     
    math_celebrity, Jan 8, 2017
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