To find: the perimeter of the rectangle.
Answer to Problem 32WE
Explanation of Solution
Given:
The length of rectangle is 2 cm longer than its width.
Diagonal of rectangle is 10 cm.
Concept Used:
Draw a rectangle as given in the question:
Let the width of the rectangle be x cm, then the length of the rectangle is
Consider the right
Now,
So, by theorem 8-2,
This gives that,
Thus,
Or
Since, length can’t be negative, so
Hence, width of rectangle is 6 cm.
Length of rectangle =
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