document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=969126>Question 969126</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangle has a width of 3.5 inches and a length of x inches. If the diagonal of the rectangle is 12.5 inches, what is the value of x? Give the exact solution or round your answer to the nearest tenth </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw the picture.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have a rectangle with width = 3.5 and length = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The diagonal is the hypotenuse of of the triangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "formed by the width and the length.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use Pythagoras to solve::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12.5^2 = x^2 + 3.5^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = 144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 12 inches<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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