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A soccer field is 115 yards (yd) long by 70 yd wide.

What is the length of the diagonal of a soccer field? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

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Answer:

135.3 yd

Explanation:

The length of the diagonal of a rectangle can be found using the Pythagorean theorem, which states that the square of the length of the diagonal (c) is equal to the sum of the squares of the length (a) and the width (b) of the rectangle. So the formula is c = √(a^2 + b^2)

Given the length of the soccer field is 115 yd and the width is 70 yd, we can use the formula:

c = √(115^2 + 70^2)

c = √(13225 + 4900)

c = √(18125)

c = 135.3 yd

Rounding the answer to the nearest tenth we get 135.3 yd

Therefore, the length of the diagonal of a soccer field is 135.3 yd.

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