SOLUTION: A rectangle is 2 cm longer than it is wide, and its diagonal is 10 cm long. Find the perimeter of the rectangle.

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Question 1122993: A rectangle is 2 cm longer than it is wide, and its diagonal is 10 cm long. Find the perimeter of the rectangle.
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(3,4,5)-right angled triangle with the legs of 6 and 8 cm long and the hypotenuse of 10 cm long.


The perimeter of the rectangle is  6 + 8 + 6 + 8 = 28 cm.