An architect wants to draw a rectangle with a diagonal of 15 centimeters. The length of the rectangle is to be 6 centimeters more than twice the width. What dimensions should she make the rectangle

She should make a rectangle with dimensions 14.4 cm by 4.2 cm.

Step-by-step explanation:

Assume x be the width of the rectangle.

The length of the rectangle is to be 6 cm more than twice the width.

The length of the rectangle is= (2x+6) cm

Then the diagonal of the rectangle is

                                                              cm

According to the problem,

Squaring both sides

⇒5x²+45x-21x-189=0

⇒5x(x+9)-21(x+9)=0

⇒(x+9)(5x-21)=0

⇒x+9=0  or,   5x-21=0

⇒x= -9, 4.2

Since the width of a rectangle can not negative.

So, x=4.2 cm

The width of rectangle is = 4.2 cm

The length of the rectangle is =(2×4.2+6)

                                                  =14.4 cm

She should make a rectangle with dimensions 14.4 cm by 4.2 cm.

answer

explanation

the area of a circle is calculated using the formula

or

we can use any of the above formulae to calculate the required. preferably, let us use the latter since the diameter is

we substitute the diameter into the formula to get:

this is the exact value for the area of the circle.

the correct answer is a