SOLUTION: i. A perimeter of a rectangle is 14 inches, and the diagonal measures 5 inches. What are the length and the width?

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Question 141172: i. A perimeter of a rectangle is 14 inches, and the diagonal measures 5 inches. What are the length and the width?
Answer by checkley77(12844)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
length=3
width=4
proof:
3^2+4^2=5^2
9+16=25
25=25

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