SOLUTION: The diagonal of a rectangle is 8 centimeter longer than its shorter side. if the area of the rectangle is 60 square inches find its dimensions.

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Question 982019: The diagonal of a rectangle is 8 centimeter longer than its shorter side. if the area of the rectangle is 60 square inches find its dimensions.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Right triangle with sides x, y, x+8. The shorter side is x. Hypotenuse x+8 is also the diagonal from the rectangle. x and y are the dimensions of the rectangle.

xy=60, the rectangle.

x%5E2%2By%5E2=%28x%2B8%29%5E2, for the triangle. Neat things happen when you simplify this equation.