SOLUTION: An oriental rug is 3 feet longer than it is wide. If the diagonal of the rug is 12 feet, find its dimensions to the nearest tenth of a foot.

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Question 1121825: An oriental rug is 3 feet longer than it is wide. If the diagonal of the rug is 12 feet, find its dimensions to the nearest tenth of a foot.
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The dimensions of the rug are and . If the diagonal is 12, then Pythagoras says:



Solve for and then calculate


John

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