SOLUTION: If you have a rectangle with a diagonal of 13cm and the sides are 2x and x-1 what would be the perimeter?

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Question 1065375: If you have a rectangle with a diagonal of 13cm and the sides are 2x and x-1 what would be the perimeter?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) About Me  (Show Source):
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The diagonal is hypotenuse of a right triangle, and the pair of two adjascent sides of the rectangle are the legs of the right triangle.

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After you solve for x, then find perimeter:
2%282x%29%2B2%28x-1%29