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document.write( "A boxing ring is in the shape of a square 20ft on each side. How far apart are the firefighters when thay are in opposite corners of the ring?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #91101 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A boxing ring is in the shape of a square 20ft on each side. How far apart are the firefighters when thay are in opposite corners of the ring? \n" ); document.write( "---------------- \n" ); document.write( "Use Pythgoras: \n" ); document.write( "Let the distance between opposite corners be \"x\". \n" ); document.write( "x^2 = 20^2 + 20^2 \n" ); document.write( "x^2 = 2*20^2 \n" ); document.write( "Take the square root to get: \n" ); document.write( "x = 20*sqrt(2) \n" ); document.write( "x is approximately 28.28 ft. \n" ); document.write( "======================= \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |