Question

Question 1(Multiple Choice Worth 2 points) (Pythagorean Theorem MC) A rectangular pool is 6 meters wide and 14 meters long. If you swim diagonally from one comer to the other, how many meters will you swim? Approximate the answer to the nearest tenth​

Answer 1

the diagonals of the rectangle divide the rectangle into a right triangle

rectangle ABCD length AB=14m, width BC=6m, diagonal AC

right triangle ABC -rectangle in B-

Pythagore's theorem

AC²=AB²+BC²

CA²=14²+6²

AC =√232 = 2√58 ≈ 15.3m

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