document.write( "Question 1112355: The sides of a rectangle field are 50 and 120 feet. How many seconds are saved if a man walking at the rate of 4 feet per second takes the diagonal shortcut across the feild insted of walking along the two sides? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #727361 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The sides of a rectangle field are 50 and 120 feet. How many seconds are saved if a man walking at the rate of 4 feet per second takes the diagonal shortcut across the field instead of walking along the two sides? \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "(50+120)/4 - [sqrt(50^2+120^2)/4] = time saved \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "42.5 - 32.5 = 10 seconds \n" ); document.write( "--------------- \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "---------\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |