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Steve is turning half of his backyard into a chicken pen. His backyard is a
meter by
meter rectangle. He wants to put a chicken wire fence that stretches diagonally from one corner to the opposite corner.
How many meters of fencing will Steve need?
meters
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Steve is turning half of his backyard into a chicken pen. His backyard is a
meter by
meter rectangle. He wants to put a chicken wire fence that stretches diagonally from one corner to the opposite corner.
How many meters of fencing will Steve need?
meters
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To determine the length of the fencing that Steve will need to stretch diagonally from one corner of his rectangular backyard to the opposite corner, we can use the Pythagorean theorem.
Let the dimensions of the rectangle be \( a \) meters (length) and \( b \) meters (width). The diagonal \( d \) can be calculated using the formula:
\[
d = \sqrt{a^2 + b^2}
\]
Please provide the specific lengths for \( a \) and \( b \) so that I can help you calculate the diagonal length (the amount of fencing needed).
Let the dimensions of the rectangle be \( a \) meters (length) and \( b \) meters (width). The diagonal \( d \) can be calculated using the formula:
\[
d = \sqrt{a^2 + b^2}
\]
Please provide the specific lengths for \( a \) and \( b \) so that I can help you calculate the diagonal length (the amount of fencing needed).