Use the Pythagorean Theorem for this problem:
$${{\mathtt{a}}}^{{\mathtt{2}}}{\mathtt{\,\small\textbf+\,}}{{\mathtt{b}}}^{{\mathtt{2}}} = {{\mathtt{c}}}^{{\mathtt{2}}}$$
In other words: one side of the rectangle squared plus the other side squared equals the diagonal squared.
Therefore:
$${{\mathtt{12}}}^{{\mathtt{2}}}{\mathtt{\,\small\textbf+\,}}{{\mathtt{17}}}^{{\mathtt{2}}} = {{\mathtt{c}}}^{{\mathtt{2}}}$$
$${\mathtt{144}}{\mathtt{\,\small\textbf+\,}}{\mathtt{289}} = {{\mathtt{c}}}^{{\mathtt{2}}}$$
$${\mathtt{433}} = {{\mathtt{c}}}^{{\mathtt{2}}}$$
Now take the square root of both sides:
c = $${\sqrt{{\mathtt{433}}}} = {\mathtt{20.808\: \!652\: \!046\: \!684\: \!811\: \!6}}$$
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