Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Quantitative Reasoning

Topic

Mensuration: 2D

Question:

The area of a rectangle is 20 cm2. Its length is 5 cm. Find the diagonal of rectangle.

Options:

$\sqrt{38}$cm

$\sqrt{41}$cm

$\sqrt{35}$cm

$\sqrt{21}$cm

Correct Answer:

$\sqrt{41}$cm

Explanation:

Area of rectangle = length (l) × breadth (b)

20 = 5  × b

b = 4 cm

Diagonal of rectangle = \(\sqrt {l^2 + b^2}\)

                               = \(\sqrt {5^2 + 4^2}\)

                               = \(\sqrt {25 + 16}\)

                               = \(\sqrt {41}\)