SOLUTION: A town square is being planned. Thus square will be 20 feet long on each side. A walkway will be cut diagonally through this square . How long will walkway be rounded to the neares

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Question 1108935: A town square is being planned. Thus square will be 20 feet long on each side. A walkway will be cut diagonally through this square . How long will walkway be rounded to the nearest tenth of a foot
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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The diagonal of a square is s*sqrt(2), per the Pythagorean Theorem, 1-1-sqrt(2)
The diagonal is 20*sqrt(2)=28.3 feet.