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a national park is a rectangle that is 33 miles wide and 56 miles long.how long is a diagonal road through the park

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Answer:

65 miles

Explanation:

The Pythagorean theorem applies.

d^2 = 33^2 +56^2

d^2 = 1089 +3136 = 4225

d = √4225 = 65

The diagonal road is 65 miles long.

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