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Find the length of the diagonal of a rectangular billboard whose sides are 5 feet and 12 feet. Note that the length of the diagonal of a rectangle with length = a and width = b is given by the Pythagorean Theorem c^2 = a^2 + b^2.

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Finds the length of the diagonal of a rectangular billboard whose sides are given using Pythagorean Theorem.

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