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In a rectangle, the difference between the sum of adjacent sides and the diagonal is half the length of longer side. What is the ratio of the shorter to the longer side ?

A

`sqrt(3) : 2`

B

`1 : sqrt(3)`

C

`2 : 5`

D

`3 : 4`

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