SOLUTION: At the kickoff of a football game the recveiver catches the football at the left side of goal line and runs for a touchdown diagonally across the field. Haw many yards would he run

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: At the kickoff of a football game the recveiver catches the football at the left side of goal line and runs for a touchdown diagonally across the field. Haw many yards would he run? ( a football field is 100 yards long and 160 feet wide) This question is from textbook elementary and imtermediate algebra

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
diagonal = sqrt(100^2 + (160/3)^2)
diagonal = sqrt(12844.4444..)
diagonal = 113.3333.. ft.
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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