SOLUTION: A rectangular pool is 21 meters wide and 28 meters long. If you swim diagonally across the pool, how many meters would you be swimming?

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Question 864472: A rectangular pool is 21 meters wide and 28 meters long. If you swim diagonally across the pool, how many meters would you be swimming?
Answer by checkley79(3341) About Me  (Show Source):
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YOU HAVE A RIGHT TRIANGLE WITH SIDES 21,28 & X BEING THE DIAGONAL.
21^2+28^2=X^2
441+784=X^2
1,225=X^2
X=SQRT1,225
X=35 ANS. FOR THE DIAGONAL DISTANCE.