document.write( "Question 1018107: A rectangular field measures 325 meters by 240 meters. How much shorter would it be to walk diagonally across the field than to walk around two sides of the field. Round your answer to the nearest meter. \n" ); document.write( "

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You draw a diagonal and get two right angle triangles where the diagonal is their hypotenuse.
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\n" ); document.write( "1) Walk around two sides:
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\n" ); document.write( "2) Walk diagonally (Pythagoras):
\n" ); document.write( " $\"sqrt%28325%5E2%2B240%5E2%29=+hypotenuse\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Use your calculator, you don't need me for that. On 2), first do the power, then add the two resulting numbers, then take the square root of the sum.
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