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A rectangular garden is 16 ft
by 30 ft. Victoria wants to
build a fence along the
diagonal of the garden.
How long does the fence
need to be?
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Answer 1

rectangles opposite sides are equal.

the diagonal of rectangle is hypotenuse of the right angle triangle.

30²+16²=x²

900+256=x²

1156=x²

1156½=x²

34=x

so, the fence need to be 34ft