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The local college has a swimming pool that measures 50m long and 25m wide if u swam from one corner to the other how far would u swim

User Karli Ots
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Answer:

105 cubic meters

Explanation:

User Ben Grossmann
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Answer:

55.9 m

Explanation:

If you swam from one cornee to the other, you divide the rectangle into 2 right triangles

the diagonal is a common hypothenus of the triangles

applying pytha

C² = A² + B²

C² = 25² + 50²

C² = 625 + 2500

C² = 3125

C = sqrt 3125

C = 55.9 m

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