Nate plans to renovate his room. He bought a rectangular carpet with a perimeter of 46 dm and a length of 8 dm. He plans to cut it diagonally, knowing that it has a diagonal that is 2 dm longer than its width. What will be the measures of the sides of the two triangular carpets?
Nate plans to renovate his room. He bought a rectangular carpet with a perimeter of 46 dm and a length of 8 dm. He plans to cut it diagonally, knowing that it has a diagonal that is 2 dm longer than its width. What will be the measures of the sides of the two triangular carpets?
Elementary Geometry For College Students, 7e
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Nate plans to renovate his room. He bought a rectangular carpet with a perimeter of 46 dm and a length of 8 dm. He plans to cut it diagonally, knowing that it has a diagonal that is 2 dm longer than its width. What will be the measures of the sides of the two triangular carpets?
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