document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=286505>Question 286505</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the width of rectangle is 5 feet and the diagonal is 9 feet. what is the area of the rectangle? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You can make a right triangle with the diagonal of the rectangle and its width.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "diagonal = 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width = 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "use Pythagorean theorem to solve for the unknown side, the length:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9^2 = 5^2 + l^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "81-25 = l^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l= Sqrt(56)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l = 7.48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The area is A=l*w\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A= 7.48 * 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A= 37.4 </SPAN>\n" );
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