document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=734355>Question 734355</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a playing field is a rectangle that is 800 feet long by 180 feet wide. Find, to the nearest foot, the length of a straight-line run that started at one corner and went diagonally to end at the opposite corner </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #448888 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fcabanski><B>fcabanski(1391)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fcabanski><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=448888\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The diagonal is the hypotenuse of a right triangle with the legs the width and length of the rectangle.<P><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the hypotenuse using the Pythagorean Formula: Hypotenuse squared = the sum of the squared sides:  a^2 + b^2 = c^2.<P><BR>\n" );
document.write( "diagonal^2 = 800^2 + 180^2 = 640000 + 32400 = 672400.<P><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Diagonal (hypotenuse) is the square root of 672400 = 820 feet. </SPAN>\n" );
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