document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=271201>Question 271201</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the length and width with a ratio of 16:9 of a rectangle that has a 42 inch diagonal </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let W be the width and L the length of the rectangle. We know then that:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16/9 = L/W\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "L = (16/9)*W\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then using the Pythagorean Theorem we have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "L^2 + W^2 = 42^2 and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[(16/9)*W]^2 + W^2 = 42^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the above for W and then calculate L = (16/9)*W  </SPAN>\n" );
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