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mr.richard owns an orchard that has a rectangular fence. The orchard is 36 yards long and 18 yards wide. if he walks across the diagonal length of the orchard how much distance would he cover

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Answer:

≈40.25 yards

Explanation:

The diagnal length of the orchard is the hypotenuse of the triangal with side lengths of 36 and 18.

Therefore, to calculate that, set the hypotenuse as x.

36²+18²=x²

√1620≈ 40.25yards

User Tito Nobre
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Answer: 40

Explanation:

36^2 + 18^2 = x^2

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