document.write( "Question 263436: a park is in the shape of a rectangle 4 km long and 3km wide. you are walking from point a to point b how much shorter is your walk diagonaly across the park rather than along of its 2 sides? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #194138 by richwmiller(17219)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Don't know where point a is nor point b \n" ); document.write( "So can't tell any of the distances. \n" ); document.write( "now if a and b are on the diagonal corners of the park \n" ); document.write( "we can add 4+3=7 \n" ); document.write( "16+9=25 \n" ); document.write( "sqrt(25)=5 \n" ); document.write( "7-5=2 km difference \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |