Question

Steve is turning half of his backyard into a chicken pen. His backyard is a 242424 meter by 454545 meter rectangle. He wants to put a chicken wire fence that stretches diagonally from one corner to the opposite corner.

Answer 1

Answer: 51 meters

Step-by-step explanation: did it on khan

Answer 2

The rectangle measures, 24 m by 45 m
Therefore, to get the diagonal we use the Pythagoras theorem
a²+b²=c², then
= √24²+45²
= √2601
= 51
Therefore, Steve will need
51+24+45 = 120 meters