SOLUTION: the length of a rectangular field is 2 metres longer than the width the diagonal of the field is 10 metres what is the area of the field

Question 1083786: the length of a rectangular field is 2 metres longer than the width the diagonal of the field is 10 metres what is the area of the field
Found 3 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Dimensions w+2 and w;
Diagonal, 10;

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, and length: .

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

the length of a rectangular field is 2 metres longer than the width the diagonal of the field is 10 metres what is the area of the field

The RUBBISH the other person gave you is WRONG, WRONG, WRONG. The answer, in a million years WILL NEVER be 5.1..... metres and 36.++++ sq metres.
The correct answer is:
Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Right-angled (3-4-5) triangle with the similarity coefficient of 2.

The legs are 6 m and 8 m, the diagonal is 10 m.

The area of the rectangle is 6*8 = 48 m^2.

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