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osbornes
09-16-2005, 03:06 PM
A rectangle has a length of 8cm and a diagonal of 10cm. Find the rectangle's
a. width
b. perimeter
c. area.
Help!
THANKS!
SHERI
tkhunny
09-16-2005, 03:27 PM
A rectangle has a length of 8cm and a diagonal of 10cm. Find the rectangle'sYou don't have a book with formulas? I'll give you one free one, but I need to see you rwork from now on.
w = Width
l = length = 8 cm
d = diagonal = 10 cm
a. widthw^2 = d^2 - l^2, or w = sqrt(10^2 - 8^2) cm It's just the Pythagorean Theorem
b. perimeter2*w + 2*l
c. area.l*w
osbornes
09-16-2005, 03:55 PM
Thanks, you are awesome :D
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