SOLUTION: a man runs diagonally across from one corner of a rectangle field 80m by 60m to the opposite corner in a straight line at a speed of 9 m per second. find the time taken for him to

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Question 773243: a man runs diagonally across from one corner of a rectangle field 80m by 60m to the opposite corner in a straight line at a speed of 9 m per second. find the time taken for him to complete the run
Answer by ramkikk66(644) About Me  (Show Source):
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The 2 sides and the diagonal of the rectangle form the 3 sides of a right
triangle, with the diagonal being the hypotenuse.
To find the measure of the diagonal, we can use the Pythagoras theorem.
Diagonal = sqrt(80^2 + 60^2) = sqrt(10000) = 100 m
He runs at 9 m per sec.
Time = Distance / speed = 100/9 = 11.11 sec
Hope you got it :)