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A rectangular soccer field is 6w yards wide

and 10w yards long. What is an expression for the
distance from one corner to the opposite corner?


Plz help

User Rastio
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Answer:


√((6w)^2+(10w)^2)

Explanation:

You need to use Pythagoras' theorem:


c=√(a^2+b^2) where a and b are the sides of the field.

So the distance from one corner to the opposite corner =
√((6w)^2+(10w)^2)

User Ondrovic
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