SOLUTION: Solve. The length of a rectangle is 1 cm longer than it's width. If the diagonal of the rectangle is 4 cm, what are the dimensions (length and width) of the rectangle?

Question 122745: Solve.
The length of a rectangle is 1 cm longer than it's width. If the diagonal of the rectangle is 4 cm, what are the dimensions (length and width) of the rectangle?
Answer by MathLover1(20855) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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the diagonal of the rectangle is
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