SOLUTION: A rectangle is three times longer than it is wide and has a diagonal of 50. Find the dimensions of the rectangle and its perimeter.

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Question 381821: A rectangle is three times longer than it is wide and has a diagonal of 50. Find the dimensions of the rectangle and its perimeter.
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Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A rectangle is three times longer than it is wide and has a diagonal of 50. Find the dimensions of the rectangle and its perimeter.
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L = 4W



W =~ 12.12678 square units
L =~ 48.507 sq units
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Perimeter = 2L + 2W = 121.2678 units

Answer by richard1234(7193)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the length and width be 3x and x, respectively. Since the diagonal is 50, we have




Therefore the perimeter is .

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