document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=47837>Question 47837</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Geometry. The length of a rectangle is 1 cm longer than its width. If the diagonal of the rectangle is 4 cm, what are the dimensions (the length and the width) of the rectangle?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "LET WIDTH =W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "LENGTH=W+1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " If the diagonal of the rectangle is 4 cm, what are the dimensions (the length and the width) of the rectangle?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "DIAGONAL^2=L^2+W^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4^2=(W+1)^2+W^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W^2+2W+1+W^2=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2W^2+2W-15=0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "W=2.28 AND L=3.28<BR>\n" );
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