Question

Steve is turning half of his backyard into a chicken pen. His backyard is a 24 meter by 45 meter rectangle. He wants to put a chicken wire fence that stretches diagonal from one corner to the opposite corner how many meters of fencing Steve need? Round your answer to the nearest meter

Answer 1

51 m

Explanation:

the length of the diagonal can be determined using Pythagoras theorem

The Pythagoras theorem : a² + b² = c²

where a = length

b = base

c = hypotenuse

24² + 45²

576 + 2025

= √2601 = 51m