document.write( "Question 1105794: An artist is designing a logo for a business in the shape of a circle with an inscribed rectangle.the diameter of circle is 6.5 inches and the area of the rectangle is 15 square inches.Find the dimension of the rectangle? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #720684 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The rectangle has to be symmetric with the diameter, so the diagonals have to have diameters of 6.5 in \n" ); document.write( "LW=15; L=15/W \n" ); document.write( "L^2+W^2=6.5^2=42.25 \n" ); document.write( "225/W^2+ (W^2)=42.25 by substitution \n" ); document.write( "225+W^4=42.25W^2, multiplying everything by W^2. \n" ); document.write( "W^4-42.25W^2+225=0 \n" ); document.write( "4W^4-169W^2+900=0 \n" ); document.write( "W^2=(1/8)(169+/- sqrt (28561-14400); sqrt term= 119 \n" ); document.write( "W^2=36, W=6 using positive root, L=2.5 \n" ); document.write( "(6 inches x 2.5 inches) ANSWER \n" ); document.write( "W^2=6.25, W=2.5 using negative root, L=6, same result.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |