SOLUTION: Suppose you want to build a rectangular picture frame where the width is 2 inches more than the length and the diagonal is 4 inches longer than the length. What are the dimension

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Question 1059330: Suppose you want to build a rectangular picture frame where the width is 2
inches more than the length and the diagonal is 4 inches longer than the length. What are the dimensions of the picture frame?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
WIDTH x=2+y for some y LENGTH; and diagonal is 4+y.

The rectangle sides and diagonal form two congruent right triangles.

x%5E2%2By%5E2=%28y%2B4%29%5E2

%28y%2B2%29%5E2%2By%5E2=%28y%2B4%29%5E2

You take it from here.