SOLUTION: A rectangle is three times longer than it is wide and the diagonal of it is 50 cm. How long is each side.

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Question 687955: A rectangle is three times longer than it is wide and the diagonal of it is 50 cm. How long is each side.
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A rectangle is three times longer than it is wide and the diagonal of it is 50 cm. How long is each side.
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L = 4W
d%5E2+=+L%5E2+%2B+W%5E2+=+%284W%29%5E2+%2B+W%5E2+=+50
17W%5E2+=+50
W%5E2+=+50%2F17%29%29%29%0D%0A%7B%7B%7BW+=+sqrt%2850%2F17%29+=+sqrt%28850%29%2F17
W+=+5sqrt%2834%29%2F17
L+=+25sqrt%2834%29%2F17