SOLUTION: The width of a rectangle is 1 and its perimeter is 14. Find the measure of a diagnonal of the rectangle.

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Question 288793: The width of a rectangle is 1 and its perimeter is 14. Find the measure of a diagnonal of the rectangle.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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2*(1+l)=14
1+l=7
l=6
6^2+1^1=d^2
37=d^2
d=sqrt(37)