Let D represent the length of the diagonal and A the area.
Suppose the sides are L and B.
Then A = L*B
and by Pythagoras, D2 = L2 + B2
These two equations need to be solved as simultaneous equations to get the values of L and B.
One way is to use the following identities:
(L + B)2 = L2 + 2LB + B2 = D2 + 2A so that L + B = sqrt(D2 + 2A)
and
(L - B)2 = L2 - 2LB + B2 = D2 - 2A so that L - B = sqrt(D2 - 2A)
which then give
2L = sqrt(D2 + 2A) + sqrt(D2 - 2A)
and
2B = sqrt(D2 + 2A) - sqrt(D2 - 2A)
Divide the area by the length of the rectangle
The diagonal is 15.620 meters.
if a rectangle has width of 5 and diagonal with lenght of 13, what is the area of the rectangle? Use Pythagoras' theorem to find the length of the rectangle which will be 12 5*12 = 60 square units
The perimeter is 18 feet.
A=l*w A=8*4 A=32 diagonal cuts the rectangle into two congruent triangles. 32/2 = 16
You can't. Suppose for instance your rectangle is 1xA, then the diagonal length is sqrt(1+A**2). But if your rectangle is sqrt(A)xsqrt(A) then your diagonal length is sqrt(2*A). The only thing one can say for sure is that the diagonal length is at least sqrt(2*A).
The one alternative to find the area of a rectangle is when you are given the length of one diagonal and its slope.
If the diagonal is 25m and the area is 168m2 then the longest edge of the rectangle will be 24m.
Divide the area by the length of the rectangle
The area of a rectangle is length times width. If you have the length and a diagonal, you will first have to figure out the width, using the formula of Pythagoras. length2 + width2 = diagonal2; solving for width: width = square root of (diagonal2 - length2). Once you have the width, just multiply lenght x width.
First divide the perimeter by 2 then subtract the diagonal from this. The number left with must equal two numbers that when squared and added together equals the diagonal when squared (Pythagoras' theorem) These numbers will then be the length and height of the rectangle.
The diagonal is 15.620 meters.
If the only known fact is the length of the diagonal then the width and length of the rectangle CANNOT be determined. The diagonal could be that of a square, or of a rectangle that is very long but quite narrow. Consequently at least one more fact is required such as; the dimension of either the length or the width, or the angle that the diagonal makes to the base of the rectangle or even the area of the rectangle.
if a rectangle has width of 5 and diagonal with lenght of 13, what is the area of the rectangle? Use Pythagoras' theorem to find the length of the rectangle which will be 12 5*12 = 60 square units
The answer depends on what information you have about the rectangle: the area and width, or width and diagonal, area and perimeter or some other measures.
Suppose the width is W and the diagonal is D.Then, by Pythagoras's theorem, the length, L, is given by L = sqrt(D^2 - W^2).And then, area = L*W.
the area of a rectangle = length x widthwe can rearrange this to give uslength of a rectangle = area/ width