document.write( "Question 1052749: What is the answer to \"the lawn in front of Kermit Middle School is in the shape of a rectangle 30 yd long and 16 yd wide. How much shorter is your walk if you walk diagonally across the lawn rather then along two sides of it?\"
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Algebra.Com's Answer #668072 by rfer(16322)\"\" \"About 
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two sides=46 yds
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\n" ); document.write( "sqrt 1156=34 yds\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "46-34=12 yds shorter
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