SOLUTION: the diagonals of a rectangle are 2x+10 and 3x-5. find the measure of the diagonals

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Question 1005652: the diagonals of a rectangle are 2x+10 and 3x-5. find the measure of the diagonals
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since the diagonals of a rectangle are congruent, we can set these amounts equal...we get
2x+10 = 3x-5
Subtract 2x and add 5 to both sides and get
x = 15
Thus the diagonals both measure 40.