SOLUTION: a 58-m garden hose is stretched diagonally across a yard. if the width of the yard is 24 m what is the length of the yard round to the nearest tenth

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Question 820518: a 58-m garden hose is stretched diagonally across a yard. if the width of the yard is 24 m what is the length of the yard round to the nearest tenth
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
58 = sqrt( 24*24 + LL )
58*58 = 24*24 + LL
LL = 58*58 - 24*24
LL = 2788
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L = 52.8 m
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