SOLUTION: sue uses two different ways to cross her 250' * 175', pasture from her barn in the northwest corner to the gate in the southeast corner. one way is to cut straight across the field

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Question 570782: sue uses two different ways to cross her 250' * 175', pasture from her barn in the northwest corner to the gate in the southeast corner. one way is to cut straight across the field while stepping over manure land mines. the other way is to walk along the fence line. to the nearest tenth of a foot, how much shorter is the diagonal path?
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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along perimeter = 250 + 175 = 425 ft

diagonal = sqrt(250^2 + 175^2) = 305.16 ft

The diagonal is 425 - 305.16 = 119.84 ft shorter.