SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 7 meters more than its width. A diagonal of the rectangle measures 17 meters. Use algebraic methods to find the width and length of the rectangle.

Question 945365: The length of a rectangle is 7 meters more than its width. A diagonal of the rectangle measures 17 meters. Use algebraic methods to find the width and length of the rectangle.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The length, width, and diagonal form a right triangle.

Only positive solutions make sense here.

So then,

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