a standard sheet of white lined paper measures 8.5 inches by 10 inches to the nearest tenth of an inch , what is the length of the diagonal

The length of the piece of paper diagonally is 13.1 inches.

Step-by-step explanation:

First, I decided to imagine the diagonal line as the hypotenuse of a right triangle, and use the Pythagorean Theorem, a^2 + b^2 = c^2.

In this case, it would be 8.5^2 + 10^2 = ?^2.

8.5^2 = 72.25, and 10^2 = 100.

72.25 + 100 = 172.25, which equals c^2.

However, since 172.25 inches is c squared and not just c, we need to find the square root of it, which is 13.1, rounded to the nearest tenth.

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