SOLUTION: a rectangular plot of land is 100 feet and 50 feet wide. how long is the walkway along the diagonal? round to the nearest tenth

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Question 761375: a rectangular plot of land is 100 feet and 50 feet wide. how long is the walkway along the diagonal? round to the nearest tenth
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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Pythagoras.
A right angled triangle.
Vertical side = 100ft
Horizontal base = 50ft
Diagonal is the hypotenuse.
100^2 + 50^2 = Diagonal^2
Diagonal^2 = 12500
Diagonal = sqrt%2812500%29
Diagonal = 111.8ft
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