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Gilbert's family is building a walkway between the second floor balcony on his house and his tree house. How long
will the walkway be?
Q. How long is the walkway?

User Memin
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Answer:

what in the world am i

Explanation:

User Anudeepa
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The length of the walkway is 40 feets.

From pythagoras:

  • Hypotenus² = opposite² + adjacent²

From the diagram given, The length of the walkway is the adjacent length ;

Adjacent² = 50² - 30²

Adjacent² = 1600

Length of walkway = √1600

Hence, the length of the walkway is 40 feets.

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