SOLUTION: HIJK is a rectangle. Find the value of x and the length of the diagonal. HJ=3x+7 and IK=6x-11

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Question 1135337: HIJK is a rectangle. Find the value of x and the length of the diagonal.
HJ=3x+7 and IK=6x-11
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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Diagonals are equal in a rectangle
so 3x+7=6x-11
3x=18
x=6
diagonals are each 25
If one is x and the other is 2x-7, they are equal so that -x=-7 and x=7
the diagonals each have length 7.