SOLUTION: A rectangular field is 125 meters long and the length of one diagonal of the field is 150 meters. What is the width of the field?
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Question 851129: A rectangular field is 125 meters long and the length of one diagonal of the field is 150 meters. What is the width of the field?
Answer by zarsya(3) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
represent length=a, width=b and diagonal=c
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
b^2 = c^2 - a^2
b^2 = (150 meters)^2 - (125 meters)^2
b^2 = 22500 meters^2 - 15625 meters^2
b^2 = 6875 meters^2
b = sqrt(6875 meters^2)
b = 82.916 meters
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