SOLUTION: a rectangle with a diagonal of length 13 has an area of 60. Find the dimensions of the rectangle. Please explain.

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Question 1034818: a rectangle with a diagonal of length 13 has an area of 60. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
Please explain.

Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Form inspection I can see that it is a 5 x 12 rectangle...
The way you would figure that out is to solve two equations:
a^2 + b^2 = 13^2 and
ab = 60
When you do that you get the answer I stated above...