SOLUTION: Please answer this word problem: "The length of a rectangle is one more meter longer than its width. Its diagonal is 29 meters. Find the dimensions of the rectangle."
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Question 893394: Please answer this word problem: "The length of a rectangle is one more meter longer than its width. Its diagonal is 29 meters. Find the dimensions of the rectangle." Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Please answer this word problem: "The length of a rectangle is one more meter longer than its width. Its diagonal is 29 meters. Find the dimensions of the rectangle."
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s = length of the short side
(s + 21)*(s - 20) = 0
width = 20 meters
length = 21 meters