SOLUTION: n rectangular park that is 30 yards by 72 yards, a dog began in the northwest corner and ran south along the length of the park. Then the dog ran east along the width to the southe

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Question 1151090: n rectangular park that is 30 yards by 72 yards, a dog began in the northwest corner and ran south along the length of the park. Then the dog ran east along the width to the southeast corner. Finally, the dog ran back to the northwest corner. How far did the dog run?
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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HINT :  use the Pythagorean theorem to find the length of the diagonal of the rectangle.


        Then add 30, 72 and the length of the diagonal.

Happy calculations (!)