document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=969292>Question 969292</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rose garden is planted on a square plot of land. A wooden fence around the garden’s perimeter has a total length of 320 feet. What is the approximate length of the diagonal of the garden, to the nearest foot? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "perimeter = 320 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4a = 320<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=320/4 = 80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "by Pythagorean theorem  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2 + a^2 =(diagonal)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "80^2 + 80^2 = (diagonal)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6400 + 6400 =(diagonal)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12800 = (diagonal)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "diagonal = sq rt(12800) = 11.314 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "diagonal = 11.314 </SPAN>\n" );
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