SOLUTION: The length of rectangle is represented by x and the width by y. The square of the diagonal of the rectangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the length and the width. If the l

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Question 1077481: The length of rectangle is represented by x and the width by y. The square of the diagonal of the rectangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the length and the width. If the length is 25 meters and the diagonal is 45 meters, which quadratic equation could be used to determine the width of the rectangle?
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Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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x^2=625+2025=2625, x^2=2625 is a quadratic equation.
x=51.23 m

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The length of rectangle is represented by x and the width by y. The square of the diagonal of the rectangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the length and the width. If the length is 25 meters and the diagonal is 45 meters, which quadratic equation could be used to determine the width of the rectangle?
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