SOLUTION: A RECTANGLE HAS A SQUARE CUT FROM IT. THE PART LEFT BEHIND (ANOTHER RECTANGLE) IS SIMILAR TO (THAT IS, SCALED VERSION OF) THE ORIGINAL RECTANGLE. IF THE BREADTH OF THE ORIGINAL R

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Question 14137: A RECTANGLE HAS A SQUARE CUT FROM IT.
THE PART LEFT BEHIND (ANOTHER RECTANGLE) IS SIMILAR TO (THAT IS, SCALED VERSION OF) THE ORIGINAL RECTANGLE.
IF THE BREADTH OF THE ORIGINAL RECTANGLE IS 1 WHAT IS THE LENGTH (TO 3 DECIMAL PLACES)?
COULD YOU PLEASE HELP ME TO GO ABOUT ANSWERING THE ABOVE MATHS PROBLEM?
THE ANSWER I GET IS 1.134 IS THAT CORRECT!
PLEASE HELP!

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