SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectangle is 28 cm. Find the range of possible values of the width of the rectangle if the diagonal is less than 10 cm.

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Question 1116992: The perimeter of a rectangle is 28 cm. Find the range of possible values of the width of the rectangle if the
diagonal is less than 10 cm.

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The perimeter of a rectangle is 28 cm. Find the range of possible values of the width of the rectangle if the diagonal is less than 10 cm.
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L + W = 14
L^2 + w^2 < 100
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It's obvious that 6 by 8 --> diagonal = 10, 2 times the 3, 4, 5 right triangle.
--> 6 < W < 8