document.write( "Question 107998: One side of a rectangular pasture is 80 ft in length. The diagonal distance is 110 yd. If fencing costs $3.29 per foot, how much will it cost to fence the pasture?\r
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document.write( "I know that perimeter is 2L*2W, but this gives a diagonal distance. How do you figure that and how do you change yds to ft??\r
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document.write( "Please help. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #79025 by scott8148(6628)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! there are 3 feet in a yard, so the diagonal is 330 ft ... the two sides and the diagonal form a right triangle\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let x=\"missing side\" ... x^2+80^2=330^2\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |