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  • Feb 1, 2012, 08:11 PM
    trevor93
    How long will the walkway be round to the nearest tenth of a foot
    An architect is planning a new town square the square has sides that are 20 ft long a walkway will also cut diagonally through the square how long will the walkway be
  • Feb 2, 2012, 07:37 PM
    violavel
    I think u can answer it with a*a+b*b=c*c
    this works for right triangles but since a square is 2 right triangles I think it will work
    20*20+20*20=c*c
    400+400=c*c
    800=c*c
    c=28.29 ish
    the walkway is about 28.29 feet long

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