SOLUTION: A GARDENER MARKS OUT A NEW SECTION OF LAWN THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE A RECTANGLE WITH SIDES OF LENGTH 15M AND 10M RESPECTIVELY. TO CHECK HE HAS MARKED OUT A RECTANGLE HE MEASURES THE

Question 58827: A GARDENER MARKS OUT A NEW SECTION OF LAWN THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE A RECTANGLE WITH SIDES OF LENGTH 15M AND 10M RESPECTIVELY. TO CHECK HE HAS MARKED OUT A RECTANGLE HE MEASURES THE LENGTH OF THE DIAGONAL. HOW LONG SHOULD THIS BE?

Answer by rcmcc(152) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
use pythagorean theorem to solve this question.
to solve for c .

c=18
the cross length should be 18m.

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