SOLUTION: A diagonal walk through a rectangular rose garden 18 meters by 24 meters can be built at $12 per linear meter. How much will the walk cost?

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Question 209433:

A diagonal walk through a rectangular rose garden 18 meters by 24 meters can be built at $12 per linear meter. How much will the walk cost?









Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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What you have is a right triangle with two sides=18 & 24 meters. The third side is the hypotenuse.
a^2+b^2=c^2
18^2+24^2=c^2
324+576=c^2
900=c^2
c=sqrt900
c=30 which is the third side of the triangle.
30*$12=&360 is the price for the walk.