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GRE Quantitative Reasoning QUESTION #8120
Question 1

What is the perimeter of the rectangle shown below?

6 10
  • $14$
  • $24$
  • $28$✔️
  • $38$
Correct Answer Explanation

The diagonal of the rectangle is 10 and one side is 6.

Using the Pythagorean theorem: $\text{diagonal}^2 = \text{length}^2 + \text{width}^2$

$10^2 = 6^2 + w^2 \Rightarrow 100 = 36 + w^2 \Rightarrow w^2 = 64 \Rightarrow w = 8$

Perimeter $= 2(6 + 8) = 2 \times 14 = 28$.