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A gardener is mowing a 20 yd-by-40 yd rectangular pasture using a diagonal pattern. He mows from one of the pasture to the corner diagonally opposite. What is the length of this path with the mower? Give your answer in simplified form.

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  1. Today, 01:36
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    Use pythagoras theorem

    x^2 = 20^2 + 40^2

    x^2 = 2000

    x = sqrt 2000

    = 44.7 yards or 45 yards to the nearest yard
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