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Algebra.Com's Answer #622563 by MathLover1(20850)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let the length be \"L\", the width \"W\", and the diagonal \"d\"
\n" ); document.write( "if the length of a rectangle is \"5\"in longer than its width, we have
\n" ); document.write( " \"L=W%2B5\"
\n" ); document.write( "if the diagonal is \"5\" in. shorter than twice the width, we have \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"d=2W-5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "we know that \"d%5E2=L%5E2%2BW%5E2\"...substitute \"d\" and \"L\" from above\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%282W-5%29%5E2=%28W%2B5%29%5E2%2BW%5E2\"........solve for \"W\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4W%5E2-20W%2B25=W%5E2%2B10W%2B25%2BW%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4W%5E2-20W%2B25=2W%5E2%2B10W%2B25\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4W%5E2-20W%2B25-2W%5E2-10W-25=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2W%5E2-30W=0\"....simplify, divide by \"2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"W%5E2-15W=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28W-15%29W=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"W=0\"....since \"W\" represents the width, disregard this solution
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28W=15%29\"=> your solution\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now find the length
\n" ); document.write( "\"L=15%2B5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28L=20%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and diagonal\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"d=2%2A15-5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"d=30-5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28d=25%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "check the result:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"d%5E2=L%5E2%2BW%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"25%5E2=20%5E2%2B15%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"625=400%2B225\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"625=625\"\r
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