document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=758158>Question 758158</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangular field is 90 meters wide and 120 meters long. A pathway is drawn diagonally from one corner to another. How long is the pathway </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Consider a right angled triangle:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Upright side = 120 metres<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Base side = 90 metres<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The diagonal path is the hypotenuse<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 120^2 + 90^2 = hypotenuse^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 14400 + 8100 = hypotenuse^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Hypotenuse^2 = 22500<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Hypotenuse = square root of 22500<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Hypotenuse = 150 metres<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is the length of the pathway.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps.<BR>\n" );
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