SOLUTION: find the perimeter of rectangle whose length is 150m and diagonal is 170m

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Question 1183398: find the perimeter of rectangle whose length is 150m and diagonal is 170m
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) About Me  (Show Source):
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width w;
w%5E2%2B150%5E2=170%5E2
w=sqrt%28170%5E2-150%5E2%29
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2%2A150%2B2%2Asqrt%28170%5E2-150%5E2%29----------compute this, perimeter.

Answer by ikleyn(52776) About Me  (Show Source):
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. . . Then the width is  sqrt%28170%5E2+-+150%5E2%29 = 80 meters,


and the perimeter is  2*(170+80) = 2*250 = 500 meters.    ANSWER