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Please answer this word problem: \"The length of a rectangle is one more meter longer than its width. Its diagonal is 29 meters. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.\"
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\n" ); document.write( "s = length of the short side
\n" ); document.write( " $\"d%5E2+=+s%5E2+%2B+%28s%2B1%29%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"841+=+2s%5E2+%2B+2s+%2B+1\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2s%5E2+%2B+2s+-+840+=+0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"s%5E2+%2B+s+-+420+=+0\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(s + 21)*(s - 20) = 0
\n" ); document.write( "width = 20 meters
\n" ); document.write( "length = 21 meters
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