SOLUTION: A rectangular plot of ground measures 16 meters by 2 meters. Find to the nearest meter the distance from one corner of the plot to the diagonally opposite corner.
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Question 787175: A rectangular plot of ground measures 16 meters by 2 meters. Find to the nearest meter the distance from one corner of the plot to the diagonally opposite corner.
Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A right angled triangle
Diagonal = hypotenuse
Hypotenuse^2 = 16^2 + 2^2
Hypotenuse =
Hypotenuse = 16.1.
Diagonal = 16 metres.
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