document.write( "Question 95052: Geometry. The length of a rectangle is 1cm longer than its width. If the diagonal of the rectangle is 4 cm, what are the dimensions (then length and the width) of the rectangle? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #69208 by ionesco(12)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! length = l \n" ); document.write( "width = w \n" ); document.write( "diagonal = d \n" ); document.write( "l^2 + w^2 = d^2= 4^2=16 \n" ); document.write( "l=w+1 \n" ); document.write( "then (w+1)^2 + w^2 = 16 then w^2 +2w+1 +w^2=16 then 2w^2 + 2w+1 =16 \n" ); document.write( "2w^2 + 2w=15 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |