document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=413058>Question 413058</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Which one is greater...The diagonal of a rectangle or half the perimeter of the same rectangle? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #289985 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=289985\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Half the perimeter of the rectangle is greater.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The diagonal cuts the rectangle in half and makes 2 right triangles out of it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in a right triangle, the sum of the 2 legs of the triangle is always greater than the hypotenuse.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the diagonal of the rectangle is the hypotenuse of the 2 right triangles formed by it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "consider a 3,4,5 right triangle (common one).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c^2 = a^2 + b^2 means 5^2 = 3^2 + 4^2 means 25 = 9 + 16 = 25.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 + 4 is greater than 5 (sum of 2 legs is greater than the hypotenuse).\r<BR>\n" );
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