Unable to understand the question =/

Yumi

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Hi,
I am stucked on a question on my homework. Here is the problem:
The diagonals of a rectangle are 8 units long and intersect at a 60 degree angle. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.

What I dont get is , what is "dimension"? This is supposed to be about the "Special Right Triangle" (30-60-90) (45-45-90) Theorems.

Any help will be appreciated. Thank you!
 
Here are big hints.
The diagonals of a rectangle bisect each other.
The angles of an equilateral triangle are 60 degrees.
 
Get it now! Thank you!!
Just to make sure, the one side is 4 , and the other side is 4 Square Root of 3 , right?
Thank you so much!
If I get it wrong, please tell me. Thank you so much! =DD

This is how the basic image of what I thought of:

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P.S. If I did something wrong, please tell me, thank you so much :D
 
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