Find the length of the playground.

Question

Vera kicks a ball 123 feet diagonally across a rectangular playground of width 85 feet. Find the length of the playgroun. 

Answer 1

Hi Desi,

 

Again this is a straightforward application of the Pythagorean Theorem.

 

The diagonal is the hypotenuse.

 

123^2 = 85^2 + l^2

l = 88.9 ft