A rectangular park that measures 40 yards by 80 yards will have a diagonal path built. How long will the path be? Round your answer to the nearest tenth. how many yards?

Answer 1

To find the length of the diagonal, we can use the Pythagorean theorem.

The length of one side of the rectangle is 40 yards and the length of the other side is 80 yards.

Using the Pythagorean theorem, we have:

diagonal^2 = 40^2 + 80^2

diagonal^2 = 1600 + 6400

diagonal^2 = 8000

diagonal ≈√8000

diagonal ≈ 89.4

Therefore, the length of the diagonal path will be approximately 89.4 yards.