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Pythagorean Theorem
Riley owns an orchard that has a rectangular fence. The orchard is 36 yards long and 18
yards wide. If she walks across the diagonal length of the orchard, how much distance
would she cover?

Respuesta :

Answer:

40.25 yds to the the nearest 100th

Step-by-step explanation:

The diagonal forms a right triangle with the length and width.

The diagonal is the hypotenuse

So, let d = the diagonal distance

[tex]d^{2}[/tex] = [tex]18^{2} + 36^{2}[/tex]

   = 324 + 1296

   = 1620

d =  [tex]\sqrt{1620}[/tex] = 40.25 yds to the the nearest 100th