A large park in the shape of a rectangle is 8 km long and 6 km wide. How much shorter is your walk if you have to walk diagonally across the park than along the two sides of it?

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A large park in the shape of a rectangle is 8 km long and 6 km wide. How much shorter is your walk if you have to walk diagonally across the park than along the two sides of it?

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Answer: The road is 4 miles shorter across the park

Step-by-step explanation: There are two right triangles

Natasha Dutta answered Feb 9, 2021

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Answer:4 KM

Explanation:

6km+4km=10km

Both sides 14 KM

$\sqrt{6^(2) +4^(2)} =Diagonally$

Diagonally 10 KM

14KM-10KM=4KM

Mathew Paxinos answered Feb 15, 2021

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