document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1189850>Question 1189850</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Is this problem possible to solve?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I have tried applying the Pythagorean theorem, quadratic equations etc.  but have been unable to come up with a solvable equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The diagonal measure of a small TV screen is 1 inch greater than the length and 2 inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "greater than the width. Find the length and width\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I would appreciate if anyone can point out something I am missing, or if this is a flawed problem.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the diagonal length be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the length is x-1 and the width is x-2<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Apply the Pythagorean Theorem:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1 doesn't work; it makes the length 0 and the width -1, which is nonsense.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5 works.  The length is x-1=4 and the width is x-2=3; then 3^2+4^2=5^2<br><BR>\n" );
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