Question

Mr. Appleman own a rectangle apple orchard that measure 18m long and has a diagonal length of 25m. What is the width of his Orchard to the nearest the tenth of a metre?​

Answer 1

length = 17.3 m

Explanation:

Rectangles have four right angles, so the diagonal and its sides will form a right triangle. This allows us to use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length.

l^2 + 18^2 = 25^2

sqrt l^2 = sqrt (25^2 - 18^2), where l = 17.349 = 17.3 m