SOLUTION: could you please help me solve this problem? A community is building a square park with sides that measure 120 meters. to separate the picnic area from the play area, the park

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Question 1130307: could you please help me solve this problem?
A community is building a square park with sides that measure 120 meters. to separate the picnic area from the play area, the park is split by a diagonal line from opposite corners. determine the approximate length of the diagonal line that splits the square. Round your answer to the nearest meter

Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, addingup:
Answer by ikleyn(52778) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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As every student knows, the diagonal of a square with the side "a" is sqrt%282%29 times the length of the side "a".


Having this instruction, complete the solution on your own.


You may post your answer to the forum - we will check it.



Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Two ways to do this, see this picture I made you: