document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=255278>Question 255278</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is x + 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The width of a rectangle is x - 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The perimeter is 46 cm\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Calculate the length of the diagonal of the rectangle\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help?! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #187546 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><B>drk(1908)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=187546\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is x + 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The width of a rectangle is x - 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The perimeter is 46 cm <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We can use th perimter formula as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(i)<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P+=+2L+%2B+2W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P+=+2L+%2B+2W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "replacing x + 4 for L, x - 1 for W, and 46 for P, we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(ii) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=46+=+2%28x%2B4%29+%2B+2%28x-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"46+=+2%28x%2B4%29+%2B+2%28x-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "we solve for x as<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(iii) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=46+=+2x+%2B+8+%2B+2x+-+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"46+=+2x+%2B+8+%2B+2x+-+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(iv) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=46+=+4x+%2B+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"46+=+4x+%2B+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(v) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=40+=+4x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"40+=+4x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(vi) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10+=+x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10+=+x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now, the length = 14, and the width is 9.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using the Pythagorean theorem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+%2B+c%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+%2B+c%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=14%5E2+%2B+9%5E2+=+c%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"14%5E2+%2B+9%5E2+=+c%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=196+%2B+81+=+c%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"196+%2B+81+=+c%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=277+=+c%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"277+=+c%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "the diagonal, c, ~ 16.64 </SPAN>\n" );
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