Problema Solution
A rectangular park is 20 km long and 8 km wide. How long is a pedestrian route that runs diagonally across the park?
Answer provided by our tutors
We will the length of the diagonal d (d >0) using the Pythagorean Theorem:
d^2 = 20^2 + 8^2
d^2 = 464
d = 21.54 km approximately
The pedestrian route along the diagonal is 21.54 km approximately long.