SOLUTION: A diagonal shortcut across an empty rectangular lot is 97 feet. The lot is 72 feet long. What is the other dimension of the lot?
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Question 1020856: A diagonal shortcut across an empty rectangular lot is 97 feet. The lot is 72 feet long. What is the other dimension of the lot?
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
, where c is the length of the diagonal (or hypotenuse), and a, and b are the lengths of the sides. Here, c = 97 and say, a, is 72.
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