SOLUTION: A soccer field is 100 yards wide and 130 yards long. if a person walls across the field along the diagonal instead of walking the length and width of the field, how much shorter i

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Question 943289: A soccer field is 100 yards wide and 130 yards long. if a person walls across the field along the diagonal instead of walking the length and width of the field, how much shorter is the distance
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) About Me  (Show Source):
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d = sqrt( 100*100 + 130*130 )
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shorter by = 100 + 130 - sqrt( 100*100 + 130*130 )
100 + 130 - sqrt( 100*100 + 130*130 )
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shorter by = 66 yards
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