document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=659664>Question 659664</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a rectangular park is 4 miles long and 2 miles wide. how long is a pedestrian route that runs diagonally across the park? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #410854 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ReadingBoosters><B>ReadingBoosters(3246)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ReadingBoosters><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=410854\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Creating the diagonal through the rectangle creates a right triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using pythagorean theorem, which says a^2 + b^2 = c^2, plug the following<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 4m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 2m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = ? the hypotenuse is the diagonal\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4^2 + 2^2 = c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16 + 4 = c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20 = c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sqrt20 = sqrtc^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.47 miles = c </SPAN>\n" );
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