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Question 712361: Is it possible for a rectangle to have a width that is 3 units shorter than its diagonal and a length that is 4 units longer than its diagonal? How do you justify the answer?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Is it possible for a rectangle to have a width that is 3 units shorter than its diagonal and a length that is 4 units longer than its diagonal?
How do you justify the answer?
:
Let's see.
d^2 = %28d-3%29%5E2%2B%28d%2B4%29%5E2
FOIL
d^2 = %28d%5E2+-+6d+%2B+9+%2B+d%5E2+%2B+8d+%2B+16%29
d^2 = %282d%5E2+%2B+2d+%2B+24%29
Doesn't look possible, does it.