SOLUTION: The sides of a rectangle field are 50 and 120 feet. How many seconds are saved if a man walking at the rate of 4 feet per second takes the diagonal shortcut across the feild insted
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Question 1112355: The sides of a rectangle field are 50 and 120 feet. How many seconds are saved if a man walking at the rate of 4 feet per second takes the diagonal shortcut across the feild insted of walking along the two sides? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The sides of a rectangle field are 50 and 120 feet. How many seconds are saved if a man walking at the rate of 4 feet per second takes the diagonal shortcut across the field instead of walking along the two sides?
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(50+120)/4 - [sqrt(50^2+120^2)/4] = time saved
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42.5 - 32.5 = 10 seconds
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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