document.write( "Question 1122909: sandy plans to paint a rectangular mural of a waterfront image on the westside of his garage. the width of the mural will be 7 feet longer than the height. the diagonal is 13 feet. find the dimensions of the mural. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #739093 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! length is x \n" ); document.write( "width is x+7 \n" ); document.write( "diagonal or hypotenuse is 13 \n" ); document.write( "so x^2+x^2+14x+49=169, squaring everything \n" ); document.write( "2x^2+14x-120=0 \n" ); document.write( "x^2+7x-60=0 \n" ); document.write( "(x+12)(x-5)=0 \n" ); document.write( "x=12, 5 \n" ); document.write( "the length is 5 ft, width 7 ft. \n" ); document.write( " |