SOLUTION: The width of a rectangular gate is 2 meters(m) larger than its height. The diagonal brace measures the square root of 6. find the width and height.
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Question 118067: The width of a rectangular gate is 2 meters(m) larger than its height. The diagonal brace measures the square root of 6. find the width and height.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use the pythagorean formula
where c is the diagonal, a is the width, b is the height
Complete the square. Take 1/2 of the coefficient of the term
square it, and add it to both sides
The other solution is negative,
so it must be rejected
The width is , so
width =
width = answer
Height =
height = answer
check
OK
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