SOLUTION: Let R be a rectangle. The ratio of the lengths of the height to width of R is root(5). The diagonal of R has length 6. Then the area of R is

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Question 977029: Let R be a rectangle. The ratio of the lengths of the height to width of R is root(5). The diagonal of R has length 6. Then the area of R is
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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y, height
x, width
d, the diagonal
d=6
y%2Fx=sqrt%285%29
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x%5E2%2By%5E2=d%5E2
x%5E2%2By%5E2=6%5E2


Solve the system and find xy.
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system%28y=x%2Asqrt%285%29%2Cx%5E2%2By%5E2=36%29