SOLUTION: The length of the diagonal of a rectangle is shorter than the semi-perimeter by 1/2 the length of the longer side. If the dimensions of all sides are integers, find the minimum len

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Question 1198139: The length of the diagonal of a rectangle is shorter than the semi-perimeter by 1/2 the length of the longer side. If the dimensions of all sides are integers, find the minimum length of the shorter side.
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, greenestamps:
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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Answer by greenestamps(13209) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!


The link shown by the other tutor is for a very similar problem but with different numbers.

The solution method is exactly the same for this problem, using those different numbers.

If you follow the example of that other similar problem, you should find that the rectangle in this problem has dimensions 3 and 4, with a diagonal of 5.