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Lacrosse. A regulation lacrosse field is 60 yd wide and 110 yd long. Find the length of a diagonal of such a field. This question is from textbook Elementary Algebra

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pythagorean theorem
a^2+b^2=c^2
60^2+110^2=c^2
3600+12100=c^2
15700=c^2
sqrt15700=c
125.3=c
answer=125.3yd