SOLUTION: A rectangle, with a diagonal of length 10 inches,has length two inches longer than it's width.what is the length of the rectangle?

Question 887175: A rectangle, with a diagonal of length 10 inches,has length two inches longer than it's width.what is the length of the rectangle?
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A rectangle, with a diagonal of length variable c, 10 inches,has length two inches longer than it's width, L=w+2. what is the length of the rectangle?

Pythagorean Theorem will help.
, but you could rework the equation to use L and not w. But continuing,

The meaningful answer for w is .
This will mean for L,

This part was obviously wrong.....
----THIS was the mistake.

Discriminant,

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---Choosing the PLUS form, because the negative solution of w has no meaning for us here....

.

The description gave L=w+2.

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

A rectangle, with a diagonal of length 10 inches,has length two inches longer than it's width.what is the length of the rectangle?

Length of rectangle: inches
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