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Diane's Frame Shop is building a frame for a rectangular painting with an area of 120 in^2 and a diagonal of 17 in. Find the dimensions of the paintin
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Diane's Frame Shop is building a frame for a rectangular painting with an area of 120 in^2 and a diagonal of 17 in. Find the dimensions of the painting.
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a frame for a rectangular painting with an area of 120 in^2 and a diagonal of 17 in.
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Area:
L * W = 120
L =
:
Find the dimensions of the painting.
L by W
Using pythag a^2 + b^2 = c^2
we have:
L^2 + W^2 = 17^2
L^2 + W^2 = 289
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Substitute for L
()^2 + W^2 = 289
+ W^2 = 289
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Mult by W^2, results
14400 + W^4 = 289W^2
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Arrange as a quadratic equation
W^4 - 298W^2 + 14400 = 0
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This will factor to
(W^2 - 225)(W^2 - 64)
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Two solutions
W^2 = 225
W = 15
and
W^2 = 64
W = 8; this is the one we will call the Width
Find L
L = 120/8
L = 15
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The dimensions of the painting: 15 by 8
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Check by finding the diagonal
15^2 + 8^2 = 17^2
225 + 64 = 289
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