HELP with rectangles

osbornes

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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
 
osbornes said:
A rectangle has a length of 8cm and a diagonal of 10cm. Find the rectangle's
You 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

w^2 = d^2 - l^2, or w = sqrt(10^2 - 8^2) cm It's just the Pythagorean Theorem

b. perimeter
2*w + 2*l
l*w
 
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