SOLUTION: A rectangular park is 30 miles long and 10 miles wide. How long is the pedestrian route that runs diagonally across the park?
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Question 415095: A rectangular park is 30 miles long and 10 miles wide. How long is the pedestrian route that runs diagonally across the park? Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A rectangular park is 30 miles long and 10 miles wide. How long is the pedestrian route that runs diagonally across the park?
Use pythagoras theorem to find the diagonal
30^2+10^2=D^2
900+100=D^2
1000=D^2
D= 31.6 miles the diagonal distance
