Chi is planning to put a path of paving stones through her flower garden, as shown below. The flower garden is a square with a side length of 10 feet. What will be the length of the path?

Answer 1

if the path is vertically or horizontally across the garden then the path is 10 feet long

if diagonally across then the path is 10sqr2 feet long = about 14.14 feet

any other path, in a straight line would be between 10 and 14.14 feet

unless it just cuts off a small part of the garden, then it could be anywhere from 0 to 10 feet