A rectangular peace of paper, 10cm by 25cm, is folded so that a pair of diagonally opposite corners coincide. Find the length of the crease.

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Grade: Education Subject: mathematiques
A rectangular peace of paper, 10cm by 25cm, is folded so that a pair of diagonally opposite corners coincide. Find the length of the crease.
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To find the length of the crease, you can use the Pythagorean theorem. The crease forms the hypotenuse of a right triangle with sides 10cm and 25cm. The length of the crease (c) is given by c = sqrt(10^2 + 25^2). Calculate that to find the answer.