SOLUTION: On this problem, my instructor asks that we use the Pythagoreans Theorem. The length of a rectangle is 1 cm longer than its width. If the diagonal of the rectangle is 4 cm, what

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In a right triangle, the Pythagorean Theorem states where c is the hypotenuse and a and b are the respective sides.
Let x= width of rectangle
Then x+1=length of rectangle
We are told that the diagonal or{or hypotenuse of the triangle) is 4 cm. So or equation to solve is:
clear parens
subtract 16 from both sides
quadratic in standard form
Using the quadratic formula:




cm -----------------------------width
------------------------length
I think that we can discount the negative value for x

Hope this helps----ptaylor