Question

Will ran the diagonal distance across a square field measuring 40 yards on beachside . James ran the diagonal distance across a rectangular field with a length of 25 yards and a width of 35 yards. Who ran a longer distance, and how much longer did he run?

Answer 1

Diagonal of will's square field is
`D_1=40 \ yards`.

Diagonal of James's rectangular field :

`D_2=√(35^2+25^2)\\\\D_2=√(1850)\ yards\\\\D_2=43.01\ yards`

James runs 3.01 yards more distance than will.

Therefore, James run a longer distance.

Hence, this is the required solution.