The length of a rectangle exceeds the width by 2 cm . If the diagonal is 10 cm long , find the width of the rectangle .
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Let \( w \) be the width of the rectangle in centimeters. Since the length exceeds the width by 2 cm, the length can be expressed as \( w + 2 \) cm. Show more…
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