Quadratic equations

Question

A soccer field is a rectangle, 33 meters wide and 56 meters long. The coach asks players to run from one corner to the corner diagonally across the field. How far do the players run?

Answer 1

If you go diagonally from one corner of a rectangle, you split the rectangle into two right triangles which means you can use the Pythagoras theorem

So a²+b²=c²

Where a = 33m, b=56m

33² + 56² = c²

1089+3136= c²

√4225 = √c²

C=65