document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=993629>Question 993629</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangular parcel of land is 20 m wide. The length of the diagonal between the opposite corners is 5 m more than the length of the parcel. What is the length of the parcel? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw the picture of the rectangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width = 20 m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length = x meters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "diagonal = x+5 meters<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for \"x\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+5)^2 = x^2 + 400<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+10x + 25 = x^2 + 400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x = 375<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 37.5 meters (length)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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