One side of the rectangle ABCD is 7cm longer than the other, and the perimeter of the rectangle is 98cm.
One side of the rectangle ABCD is 7cm longer than the other, and the perimeter of the rectangle is 98cm. Execute the drawing and calculate: 1) the lengths of the sides of the rectangle ABCD; 2) the length of the diagonal of the rectangle ABCD.
Let’s denote the width of the rectangle AB through a.
Then the length of the rectangle is:
BC = (a + 7).
Using the perimeter formula, we write the equation:
(a + (a + 7)) * 2 = 98;
4 * a = 98 – 14;
4 * a = 84;
a = 21 cm – the width of the rectangle AB.
Determine the length of the aircraft:
BC = a + 7 = 21 + 7 = 28.
We calculate the diagonal of a rectangle using the Pythagorean theorem:
AC² = AB² + BC² = 21² + 28² = 441 + 784 = 1225;
AC = √1225 = 35 cm.
Answer: the width of the rectangle is 21 cm, the length is 28 cm, the diagonal of the rectangle is 35 cm.