SOLUTION: a soccer field is 70 yd wide and 100 yd long. If a person walk across the field along the diagonal instead of walking the length and width of the field , How short much shorter is

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Question 1077003: a soccer field is 70 yd wide and 100 yd long. If a person walk across the field along the diagonal instead of walking the length and width of the field , How short much shorter is the distance?
Found 2 solutions by Boreal, rapture:
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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70^2+100^2=hypotenuse ^2=14900
hypotenuse is the square root of 14900=122.07 feet.
along the two sides is 170 yards
The hypotenuse is 122.07 yds=47.93 yards shorter

Answer by rapture(86) About Me  (Show Source):
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I will set it up for you.


Let x = the diagonal distance


(70)^2 + (10)^2 = x^2

This equation represents the Pythagorean Theorem.


Take it from here.