SOLUTION: the length of a rectange is 1 cm longer than its width. if the diagonial of the rectangle is 4 cm, what are the dimensions (the length and the width) of the rectangle?

Question 89800: the length of a rectange is 1 cm longer than its width. if the diagonial of the rectangle is 4 cm, what are the dimensions (the length and the width) of the rectangle?
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The length of a rectangle is 1 cm longer than its width. if the diagonal of the rectangle is 4 cm, what are the dimensions (the length and the width) of the rectangle?
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Let x = the width
Then
(x+1) = the length
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The diagonal given as 4:
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From Pythag: a^2 + b^2 = c^2
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x^2 + (x+1)^2 = 4^2
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x^2 + x^2 + 2x + 1 = 16
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2x^2 + 2x + 1 - 16 = 0
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2x^2 + 2x - 15 = 0
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Use the quadratic formula to find x: a=2; b=2; c=-15

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; we only want the positive solution here
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x = 2.28388 is the width; the length = 3.28388
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Check solution on calc: 2.28388^2 + 3.28388^2 = 15.99997571 ~ 16

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