A computer parts company wants to make a rectangular memory board that has a perimeter of 14 cm and a diagonal of length 5 cm. What are the dimensions of the​ board?

A computer parts company wants to make a rectangular memory board that has a perimeter of 28 centimeters and a diagonal length of 10 centimeters. Find the dimensions of the board. Consider the length to be the longer side.: Call the two sides L & W: the perimeter 2L + 2W = 28 Simplify, divide by 2 L + W = 14 L = (14-W); use this form for substitution

Step-by-step explanation:

Explanation:

x = width

y = length

both x and y are positive real numbers, and the units of which are in cm.

The perimeter of any rectangle is found by saying

P = 2*(length+width)

P = 2*(x+y)

Plugging in P = 14 leads us to

P = 2*(x+y)

14 = 2*(x+y)

14/2 = x+y

7 = x+y

Solve for one of the variables. Let's say we solve for y. That should get us y = 7-x which we'll use a bit later.

Notice how the diagonal forms two identical right triangles. The legs of which are x and y as defined earlier. The hypotenuse is 5, which is the diagonal length.

Use the pythagorean theorem to help solve for x

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

x^2 + y^2 = 5^2

x^2 + (7-x)^2 = 25 ... plug in y = 7-x

x^2 + 49 - 14x + x^2 = 25 ... use FOIL rule

2x^2-14x+49 = 25

2x^2-14x+49-25 = 0

2x^2-14x+24 = 0

2(x^2-7x+12) = 0

x^2-7x+12 = 0

(x-3)(x-4) = 0

x-3 = 0 or x-4 = 0

x = 3 or x = 4

If x = 3, then y = 7-x = 7-3 = 4

If x = 4, then y = 7-x = 7-4 = 3

We have this symmetry going on. If x is one of 3 or 4, then y is the other of those values. Because x = 3 and y = 4, or vice versa, this means we have a 3-4-5 right triangle (well to be fair we have two identical copies of such a triangle to form the rectangle).

Therefore, the dimensions of the rectangular board is 3 cm by 4 cm. The order doesn't matter so you could easily say "4 cm by 3 cm" to mean the same thing.

Check:

P = perimeter

P = 2*(length+width)

P = 2*(x+y)

P = 2*(3+4)

P = 2*7

P = 14

That helps confirm the answer.

answer: 7

step-by-step explanation:

"image"

step-by-step explanation:

in most of these problems, the notation is that the point with a "prime" is the image of the point without. that is, b' is the image of b.

here, there is no dilation or reflection. there is simply translation (with no direction shown). which figure you call the "preimage" and which one you call the "image" is up to you. as a matter of convention, the naming is as described above.