document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=469112>Question 469112</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if a rectangle has a diagonal of 40 inches what is the height and width if the width is 8 inches longer than the height? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #321846 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Tatiana_Stebko><B>Tatiana_Stebko(1539)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Tatiana_Stebko><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=Tatiana_Stebko><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=321846\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x is the height of a rectangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the width is 8 inches longer than the height, then the width is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use the Pythagorean theorem <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%28-8+%2B56%29%2F2=24+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%28-8+%2B56%29%2F2=24+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > inches is the height of a rectangle<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The height of a rectangle is 24 inches, the width is 24+8=32 inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer: 24 inches, 32 inches </SPAN>\n" );
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