document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=270720>Question 270720</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how to find the length of a diagonal if you know the area=100 m2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #198261 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CharlesG2><B>CharlesG2(834)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CharlesG2><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=198261\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how to find the length of a diagonal if you know the area=100 m2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A area of rectangle = L length * W width = 100 m^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "use Pythagorean Theorem to solve for D diagonal\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D^2 = L^2 + W^2 (can put L in terms of W or W in terms of L, lets use W in terms of L)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D^2 = L^2 + (100/L)^2 and if in terms of W then:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D^2 = W^2 + (100/W)^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this would be really easy if this were a square because then the diagonal would be one of the sides multiplied by the square root of 2, in this case 10*sqrt(2)\r<BR>\n" );
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