Answer:
Walking distance that is saved by cutting their property instead of walking around the lot is nearly 1.5 feet or

Explanation:
Let
Width of the lot = x feet
Length of the lot = x + 14 feet
Diagonal = 26 feet
By the Pythagorean theorem,

The distance cannot be negative, so

Find the sum of the length and the width:

So, walking distance that is saved by cutting their property instead of walking around the lot is nearly 1.5 feet or
