In rectangle ABCD shown below, CD = 24 and m angle ABD = 35º. Determine the length of diagonal line BD to the nearest tenth. Show the work that leads to your answer.

Answer:
BD = 29.3
Step-by-step explanation:
Each half of the rectangle is a right triangle.
The diagonal is the hypotenuse of each right triangle.
Let's focus on right triangle ABD
Reference angle = m<ABD = 35°
AB = CD = 24
Adjacent length = AB = 24
Diagonal = Hypotenuse = BD
To find BD, apply CAH:
Cos 35° = Adj/Hyp
Substitute
Cos 35° = 24/BD
BD × Cos 35° = 24
BD = 24/Cos 35°
BD = 29.3 (nearest tenth)