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Rectangle Diagonal / Squareness

Diagonal from width × height, or the difference between two measured diagonals.

Construction & Trades

Diagonal from width × height, or the difference between two measured diagonals.

App id: GEOM-04. Reference version 1.0.

How to fill it

Fill the inputs. The tool shows the outputs.

On the tool screen, Calc is the working sheet. Presets stores values you reuse. Reference is the formula, assumptions, and provenance below.

Formula

D = √(W² + H²)

Inputs

NameUnit
Width (optional)ft
Height (optional)ft
Diagonal A (optional)in
Diagonal B (optional)in

Outputs

NameUnit
Diagonal (hero result)ft
Diagonal differencein
Relative difference%

Diagnose

Observations are context. They do not pass or fail a structure. See Diagnose.

WhenObservationSeverity
rel > 0.005Diagonals do not matchcaution

Provenance

  • No universal squareness tolerance. Application decides how close is close enough.

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