SOLUTION: A farmer has just tilled her 72-yard by 65-yard field. To survey her field, the farmer begins in one corner and walks the length of the field. She then turns and walks the width be
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Question 1157056: A farmer has just tilled her 72-yard by 65-yard field. To survey her field, the farmer begins in one corner and walks the length of the field. She then turns and walks the width before crossing diagonally across the field to the original corner. How far does the farmer walk?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use Pythagorean theorem
yds
yds
yds
The farmer walks 234 yds
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