The answer is 60 because you have to divide 7 1/2 by 1/8
If your solving for x, x=2
I hate rounding.
Let's call the diagonal x. It's the hypotenuse of the right triangle whose legs are the rectangle sides.
According to the problem we have a length x-4 and a width x-5 and an area
82 = (x-4)(x-5)
82 = x^2 - 9x + 20
0 = x^2 - 9x - 62
That one doesn't seem to factor so we go to the quadratic formula

Only the positive value makes any sense for this problem, so we conclude

That's the exact answer. Did I mention I hate rounding? That's about
x = 13.6 meters
Answer: 13.6
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It's not clear to me this problem is consistent. By the Pythagorean Theorem the diagonal satisfies

which works out to

That's not consistent with the first answer; this problem really has no solution. Tell your teacher to get better material.
Answer:
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Solution,
Let the points be A and B
A(-4 , 1)------>( X1, y1)
B(2,4)---------->( x2, y2)
Now,
Gradient:





Hope this helps...
Good luck on your assignment...
2x-4=49
2x=54
x is equal to 27