Problem 2019. Dimensions of a rectangle

Created by Tanya Morton

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Dominik on 20 Mar 2015

An interesting problem providing the sqrt(10) factor.

Massimo Zanetti on 14 Oct 2016

Do you know that "rectangle" is a Matlab function???????????????????????????????????

Jaeho Seol on 18 Oct 2016

The function name 'rectangle' is duplicated with the built-in function. Cannot execute the test trial.

Milan Petrovic on 21 Oct 2016

There was no correct solution since October, 12th, due to a defect in the test.

Milan Petrovic on 24 Oct 2016

Thank you for renaming the function.
The test trials now can be executed correctly.

Brandon Flowers on 4 Dec 2017

great problem

Alexander Ticona on 7 Aug 2020

function [width, length] = findRectangleDimensions(x)
width =sqrt(x^2/10);
length = 3*width;
end

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john perkins on 4 May 2021 at 2:37

cool problem

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Óscar Amaro on 20 Nov 2020

There is an ambiguity between the length and width.

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Gautam Rawat on 18 Oct 2020

Are these problems only for getting a Badge? ????

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Ranjeet Nalawade on 20 Aug 2020

good

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Rudolf Csikja on 18 Jul 2019

Awful wording: longer and shorter side, then width and length.

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A C on 19 Jul 2018

% x^2 = W^2 + L^2
% L =3*W

Could we solve these equations in matlab?

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Matthew Jones on 29 Mar 2017

The problem statement should specify which (the width or the height) is the longer side of the rectangle.

David Verrelli on 14 Apr 2017

By convention, length is taken as greater than (or equal) to width if no other information is available. Not sure if the problem statement was rewritten, but currently there's no mention of "height".

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