Question

A city park is in the shape of a rectangle with width of 25 yd. and length of 60 yd. What is the length of the diagonal that runs across the park?

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Answer 1

65 yd

Explanation:

The diagonal of a rectangle can be found using

Pythagoras' Theorem a² + b² = c²

(where a and b are the legs, and c is the hypotenuse of a right triangle)

Given:

• a = 25
• b = 60

⇒ 25² + 60² = c²

⇒ c² = 4225

⇒ c = √4225

⇒ c = 65

Therefore, the length of the diagonal is 65 yd