SOLUTION: Find the length and width of a rectangle if its length is thrice its width and its diagonal is 7.
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Question 674560: Find the length and width of a rectangle if its length is thrice its width and its diagonal is 7.
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find the length and width of a rectangle if its length is thrice its width and its diagonal is 7.
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Let w = width
then
3w = length
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applying Pythagorean theorem:
w^2 + (3w)^2 = 7^2
w^2 + 9w^2 = 49
10w^2 = 49
w^2 = 4.9
w = 2.2 (width)
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length:
3w = 3(2.21) = 6.6
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