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Would you imagine rain is closest to the width of the pool

Would you imagine rain is closest to the width of the pool-example-1

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D\text{. 11.67 yards}

Step-by-step explanation

as we can see we have a rigth triangle, and there is a unknow side, we can use Pythagoras therorem


side^2_1+side^2_2=hypotenuse^2

Let

side1=width=w

side2=length=15

hypotenuse= diagonal=19

replace


\begin{gathered} side^2_1+side^2_2=hypotenuse^2 \\ w^2+15^2=19^2 \\ w^2+225=361 \\ \text{subtract 225 in both sides} \\ w^2+225-225=361-225 \\ w^2=136 \\ \text{square root in both sides} \\ \sqrt[]{w^2}=\sqrt[]{136} \\ w=11.66 \\ \end{gathered}

Hence , the answer is


D\text{. 11.67 yards}

Would you imagine rain is closest to the width of the pool-example-1
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