The sides of the rectangle are 6: 8, the diagonal is 10 cm. Find the larger side of the rectangle.

univerkov | November 24, 2020 | education

Since this is a rectangle, let one side be 6 x and the other 8 x. then by the Pythagorean theorem (6x) ^ 2 + (8x) ^ 2 = 10 ^ 2
36x ^ 2 + 64x ^ 2 = 100
100x ^ 2 = 100
X ^ 2 = 1
x = 1
One side 6 cm, the other 8 cm. Large – 8 cm.

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