Question

A community is building a square park with sides that measure 150 meters. To separate the picnic

area from the play area, the park is split by a diagonal line from opposite corners. Determine the
approximate length of the diagonal line that splits the square. If necessary, round your answer to
the nearest meter.

Answer 1

212 meters

Explanation:

The diagonal of a square is the square root of 2 times the length of the square. This can be rewritten as the square root of (2*area)

2 * 22500 = 45000

The square root of 45000 is about 212.13, which would round down to 212 meters.