a playground is 50yd by 50 yd

Question

amy walked across the playground from one corner to the opposite corner. how far did she walk?
i got : 5000yd

#2
a 70 ft ladder is mounted 10 ft above the ground on a fire truck. the bottom of the ladder is 40 ft from the wall of a building. the top of the ladder is touching the building. how high off the ground is the top of the ladder?
im not sure on this

Answer 1

Does you answer make any logical sense to you ????

distance^2 = 50^2 + 50^2 = 5000
distance = √5000
= appr. 70.7 yds

2. Make a sketch and use Pythagoras

Answer 2

for number 1 should it be she walked 100 yd

Answer 3

a playground is 50yd by 50 yd
amy walked across the playground from one corner to the opposite corner. how far did she walk?
i got : 100 yd

Answer 4

marko, she didn't walk around the playground - she walked across it -- diagonally