SOLUTION: The smallest regulation soccer field is 50 yd wide and 100 yd long. Find the length of a diagonal of such a field.

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Question 949512: The smallest regulation soccer field is
50 yd wide and 100 yd long. Find the length of a diagonal
of such a field.

Found 3 solutions by macston, stanbon, Zucchini:
Answer by macston(5194)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!



Find square root of each side.
D=111.8 yds ANSWER: The diagonal is 111.8 yards.

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The smallest regulation soccer field is
50 yd wide and 100 yd long. Find the length of a diagonal
of such a field.
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Sketch the rectangle.
Draw a diagonal.
Use Pythaboras to solve the problem::
d = sqrt[100^2 + 50^2] = 111.80 yds.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by Zucchini(70)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Do the Pythagorean Theorem:
50^2 + 100^2 = c^2
2500 + 10000 = c^2
12500 = c^2
111.80 = c
The diagonal is 111.8 yards.
This is NOT an exact answer.

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