SOLUTION: the entire length of a garden hose that is 60 meters is stretched diagonally across a rectangular yard. if the with of the yard is 34 meters,what is the length of the yard,to the n

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Question 821328: the entire length of a garden hose that is 60 meters is stretched diagonally across a rectangular yard. if the with of the yard is 34 meters,what is the length of the yard,to the nearest tenth
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the length of the hose in meters is +h+
by the pythagorean theorem:
+h%5E2+=+w%5E2+%2B+l%5E2+
+h+=+60+
+w+=+34+
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+60%5E2+=+34%5E2+%2B+l%5E2+
+3600+=+1156+%2B+l%5E2+
+l%5E2+=+3600+-+1156+
+l%5E2+=+2444+
+l+=+49.4+ m