SOLUTION: A rectangle has a diagonal measuring 13 feet and its area is 60 ft^2. What are its dimensions?

Question 600385: A rectangle has a diagonal measuring 13 feet and its area is 60 ft^2. What are its dimensions?
Answer by alicealc(293) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let the rectangle's length = L and rectangle's width = W

multiply all by

Factorize it into:

or
or or or
because the dimension of a rectangle can't be negative numbers, so
W = 12 or W = 5
if W = 12 then L = 60/12 = 5
if W = 5 then L = 60/5 = 12

so the dimension of the rectangle is 12 ft x 5 ft
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