document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=823868>Question 823868</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangular carpet has an area of 81 sq. metre and a perimetre of 30 metre. The length of its diagonal is- </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x and y are the dimensions of the rectangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=xy=81 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"xy=81\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and 2x+2y=30 which means, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By=15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By=15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "More than one way to go from there...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=15-x;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(15-x)=81<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x-x^2=81<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-15x+81=0 seems not factorable.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=(15+sqrt(15^2-4*81))/(2), contains imaginary component.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Either I made a fundamental mistake or your situation described is impossible. </SPAN>\n" );
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