document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1106756>Question 1106756</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangular parcel of land is 70 ft longer than it is wide. Each diagonal between opposite corners is 130 ft. What are the dimensions of the parcel?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "smaller side	    	  ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "larger side	    	  ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "length=x+70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "diagonal is 130<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is a right triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Square the sides: x^2+(x+70)^2=130^2, the square of the diagonal-hypotenuse<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+x^2+140x+4900=16900<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2+140x-12000=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+70x-6000=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+120)(x-50)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "positive root only is x=50 feet width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+70=120 feet length.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "diagonal is 130 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It is a 5-12-13 right triangle. </SPAN>\n" );
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