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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