document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=234520>Question 234520</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the perimeter and area of a rectangle with a side of 7ft and a diagonal of 25ft?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #172916 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><B>nyc_function(2741)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=nyc_function><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=172916\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We are given one side and a diagonal.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We can think of the side as one of the legs of a right triangle and the diagonal as the hypotenuse of the same right triangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We need to find the other leg as step one.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To do this, we use the Pythagoren Theorem from geometry.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(leg)^2 + (leg)^2 = (hypotenuse)^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(leg)^2 + 7^2 = 25^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(leg)^2 + 49 = 625\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(leg)^2 = 625 - 49\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(leg)^2 = 576\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Take square root of both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "leg = 24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, the other side of the rectangle is 24 feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We now use two formulas:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To find the area, use A = length times width.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To find the perimeter use, P = 2(length) + 2(width).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A = 7 times 24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A = 168ft^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P = 2(24) + 2(7)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P = 48 + 14\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P = 62 feet\r<BR>\n" );
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