Question

A rectangular plot of land that measures 14m by 22m needs to be split diagonally from corner to corner using a fence. How long does his fence need to be

Answer 1

26.08 meters (rounded to 2 decimal places)

Explanation:

This diagonal creates a right triangle with one leg 14m and another leg 22 m. We can use pythagorean theorem to figure out the diagonal (hypotenuse of the right triangle).

Pythagorean theorem tells us
`hypotenuse^2=OneLeg^2+OtherLeg^2\\hypotenuse^2=14^(2)+22^(2)\\hypotenuse^2=680\\hypotenuse=√(680) =26.08m`

The fence needs to be 26.08 meters (rounded to 2 decimal places)