document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=925562>Question 925562</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How would I solve the dimensions of a rectangle if the length is 3cm more than the width and the diagonal is 15cm?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm supposed to use factored form for the problem but I haven't been able to solve it. I know it has something to do with isolating w. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So far, I've subbed in w + 3 for the length and tried pythagorean theorem. But that answers keep coming up wrong. They should be 12 by 9.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #561592 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39623)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=561592\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> w for width, L for length, d for the size of the diagonal.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A rectangle with dimensions L and w and diagonal d forms two right triangles allowing for the Pythagorean Theorem arithmetic statement <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w%5E2%2BL%5E2=d%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w%5E2%2BL%5E2=d%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "According to your example description, L=w+3 and d=15.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "take this the rest of the way.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(You should find along the way, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28w%5E2%2B3w-108=0%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28w%5E2%2B3w-108=0%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > .) </SPAN>\n" );
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