document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1004187>Question 1004187</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The perimeter of a rectangle is 68 cm.If the diagonal is 26cm,find the dimensions of the rectangle.What would the equation be for this?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #620714 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</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=620714\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x and y dimensions, d diagonal.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let d=26.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=34-x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=34-x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28x%5E2%2B%2834-x%29%5E2=26%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28x%5E2%2B%2834-x%29%5E2=26%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >--------this can basically be the equation you want.  You can simplify it and solve for x, and then use this to solve for y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E2-68x%2B480=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E2-68x%2B480=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28x%5E2-34x%2B240=0%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28x%5E2-34x%2B240=0%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >------now simplified, quadratic equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Discriminant,  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=34%5E2-4%2A240=196=14%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"34%5E2-4%2A240=196=14%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%2834%2B-+14%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%2834%2B-+14%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, which would show BOTH dimensions x AND y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Dimensions would be 10 and 24.<BR>\n" );
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