SOLUTION: one side of a rectangular pasture is 80 ft in length. the diagonal distance is 110 yd. if fencing costs $3.29 per foot, how much will it cost to fence the pasture?

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Question 1104009: one side of a rectangular pasture is 80 ft in length. the diagonal distance is 110 yd. if fencing costs $3.29 per foot, how much will it cost to fence the pasture?

Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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Pythagorean theorem--80 feet is one side, the hypotenuse is 110 feet.
80^2+x^2=110^2
x=75.5 feet.
the perimeter is twice 80+75.5 or 311 feet.
The cost is 311*$3.29=$1023.19