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document.write( "You have a square with 20 ft. sides, two people at opposite corners. How far apart are they?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #58644 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Draw the square \n" ); document.write( "Label the sides as 20 \n" ); document.write( "Draw a diagonal connecting the two people. \n" ); document.write( "Use Pythagoras to find the distance \n" ); document.write( "distance = sqrt(20^2 + 20^2) \n" ); document.write( "distance = sqrt (2*20^2) \n" ); document.write( "disance = 20sqrt2 \n" ); document.write( "=================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |