SOLUTION: Mr JV built a 256 square feet square patio in his backyard. He wants to make a water pipe for flowers that goes from one corner to another diagonally. How long will that pipe be?

Question 1133636: Mr JV built a 256 square feet square patio in his backyard. He wants to make a water pipe for flowers that goes from one corner to another diagonally. How long will that pipe be?

Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

you have square patio, so the length and the width are same
the area is
if , we have

now find the length of diagonal which is hypotenuse in right triangle made of two sides of the square and diagonal

->that is how long will that pipe be

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