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A rectangle has diagonal $5\sqrt{5}$ and one side of length 5. What is the length of the other side?

A$10$
B$5\sqrt{2}$
C$\sqrt{5}$
D$15$
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. $10$
Diagonal squared = sum of squares of sides: $(5\sqrt{5})^2 = 5^2 + b^2 \Rightarrow 125 = 25 + b^2 \Rightarrow b^2 = 100 \Rightarrow b = 10$.
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