document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=706695>Question 706695</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if the length and width of a rectangle are doubled, by what factor is the length of its diagonal multiplied? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If length = \"L\" and width = \"W\", diagonal = sqrt[L^2+W^2]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Doubling:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If length = \"2L\" and width = \"2W\", <BR>\n" );
document.write( "diagonal = sqrt((2L)^2 + (2W)^2) = sqrt(4(L^2+W^2)) = 2*sqrt(L^2+W^2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: by a factor of \"2\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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