For e.g we draw a rectangle with length and width of 4cm and 3cm respectively.
So the diagonal would be of 5cm(using Pythagoras theorem) and area 12cm^2.
Now using algebra we can find the dimensions of the rectangle,Look below:
let length=x
let width=y
so: x*y=12----(1)
x^2+y^2=5^2----(2)
x^2+y^2=25
Now simplifying the above equations:
x^2=25-y^2
---->x^2*y^2=144
---->(25-y^2)*y^2=144
25y^2-y^4=144
y^4-25y^2+144=0
let y^4=z^2
so:
z^2-25z+144=0
by simplifying the above quadratic equation:
z=(25+(25^2-4(1)(144))^(1/2))/2(1) , z= (25-(25^2-4(144))^(1/2))/2
z=16, z=9
when z=16, when z=9
so y=4 ,so y=3
Now verifying which magnitude is correct for y:
12/4=x ,12/3=x
x=3 not correct, because y>x x=4 is correct, because x>y
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