document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1051612>Question 1051612</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A rectangular piece of land whose length is twice its width has a diagonal distance of 5555 yards. How many&#8203; yards, to the nearest tenth of a&#8203; yard, does a person save by walking diagonally across the land instead of walking its length and its&#8203; width? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #667223 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><B>jorel555(1290)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><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=667223\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let w be the width of the triangle. Then the length would be 2w. So:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w²+(2w)²=5555²<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5w²=(5555)²<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w²=6171605<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w=2484.27,-2484.27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l=4968.54<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w+l=7452..81<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7452.81-5555=1897.81 yards saved by walking diagonally. &#9786;&#9786;&#9786;&#9786; </SPAN>\n" );
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