The diagonal of a rectangular field is 60 meters more than the shorter side. If the longer side is 30 meters more than the shorter side, find the sides of the field.
Let the length of smaller side of rectangle be $=x$ metres then larger side be $=x+30$ metres and their diagonal be $=x+60$ metres
Then, as we know that Pythagoras theorem
$x^{2}+(x+30)^{2}=(x+60)^{2}$
$x^{2}+(x+30)^{2}=(x+60)^{2}$
$x^{2}+x^{2}+60 x+900=x^{2}+120 x+3600$
$2 x^{2}+60 x+900-x^{2}-120 x-3600=0$
$x^{2}-60 x-2700=0$
$x^{2}-90 x+30 x-2700=0$
$x(x-90)+30(x-90)=0$
$(x-90)(x+30)=0$
$(x-90)=0$
$x=90$
or
$(x+30)=0$
$x=-30$
But, the side of rectangle can never be negative.
Therefore, when $x=90$ then
$x+30=90+30$
$=120$
Hence, length of smaller side of rectangle be $=90$ metres and larger side be $=120$ metres