document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=49303>Question 49303</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9780073268620/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need help with the following word problem....\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One side of a rectangular stage is 2 meters longer than the other. If the diagonal is 10 meters, then what are the lengths of the sides?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #32696 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><B>Nate(3500)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=32696\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> width(leg) = w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length(leg) = w + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "diagonal length(hypotenuse) = 10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "width = 6 because the width can not be negative<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length = 6 + 2 = 8 </SPAN>\n" );
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