SOLUTION: The diagonal of a rectangle is 8 centimeter longer than its shorter side. if the area of the rectangle is 60 square inches find its dimensions.

Question 982019: The diagonal of a rectangle is 8 centimeter longer than its shorter side. if the area of the rectangle is 60 square inches find its dimensions.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Right triangle with sides x, y, x+8. The shorter side is x. Hypotenuse x+8 is also the diagonal from the rectangle. x and y are the dimensions of the rectangle.

, the rectangle.

, for the triangle. Neat things happen when you simplify this equation.
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