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A city block is a square with each side measuring 98 yards. Find the length of the diagonal of the city block.

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The Pythagorean theorem tells you the diagonal measure (d) can be found from the equation

d² = (98 yd)^2 + (98 yd)^2

d² = 19208 yd^2


Taking the square root, we find the diagonal to be

d = √(19208 yd^2)

d ≈ 138.6 yd


The length of the diagonal of the city block is about 138.6 yards.

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