document.write( "Question 987167: The length of a rectangle is twice the width and its diagonal is
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\n" ); document.write( "The width and length are legs of a right triangle, with the diagonal as hypotenuse.
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\n" ); document.write( "W=width; L=length=2W; D=diagonal= $\"4sqrt%285%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"L%5E2%2BW%5E2=D%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%282W%29%5E2%2BW%5E2=%284sqrt%285%29%29%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"4W%5E2%2BW%5E2=16%285%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5W%5E2=80\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"W%5E2=16\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"W=4\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "ANSWER 1: The width is 4 meters.
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\n" ); document.write( "L=2W=2(4 meters)=8 meters
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\n" ); document.write( "ANSWER 2: The length is 8 meters\r
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