SOLUTION: A soccer field is 120 yards long and 80 yards wide What is the length of the diagonal of the field?

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Question 314871: A soccer field is 120 yards long and 80 yards wide What is the length of the diagonal of the field?
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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Apply Pythagorean:
+a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+c%5E2+
where
c is the diagonal
therefore
diagonal = sqrt%28120%5E2+%2B+80%5E2%29+
diagonal = sqrt%2820800%29+
diagonal = 144.22+ yards