a rectangular park is 8 miles long and 6 miles wide. How long is a pedestrian route that runs diagonally across the park?

Question

a rectangular park is 8 miles long and 6 miles wide. How long is a pedestrian route that runs diagonally across the park?

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Answer 1

It is the pythagorean theorem: a^2 + b^2 = c^2

A is the width of the park, B is the length of the park and C is

the hypotenuse representing the length of the walkway...

8^2 + 6^2 = C^2 where C is the distance of the diagonal pedestrian walkway

64 + 36 = C^2

100 = C^2

C=10

THe pedestrian walkway is 10 miles long