SOLUTION: A rectangular parcel of land is 50 ft. wide. The length of a diagonal between opposite corners is 10 ft more than the length of the parcel. What is the length of the parcel?

Question 776883: A rectangular parcel of land is 50 ft. wide. The length of a diagonal between opposite corners is 10 ft more than the length of the parcel. What is the length of the parcel?
Answer by psbhowmick(878) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the length be L ft and diagonal be D ft.

Using Pythagoras theorem

_______ (1)

Also,

Substituting for D in terms of L in (1)

The length is 120 ft.
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