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document.write( "a rectangle has a diagonal of 5in and a length of 4in.
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document.write( "Pythagorean Theorem:  a^2 + b^2 = c^2
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document.write( "Let x be the width
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document.write( "4^2 + x^2 = 5^2   |Diagonal being 5\"
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document.write( "x^2 = 25-16
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document.write( "x^2 = 9in^2
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document.write( "x = ± 3
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document.write( "Width = 3in   |Tossing out the Negative Solution of -3  for Length
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