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2 October, 12:15

Justin has a rectangular garden measuring 10ft by 16ft that he wants to split diagonally from corner to corner using a fence. How long should the fence be? Round your answer to the tenth

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  1. 2 October, 12:22
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    The fence is 18.9 ft long.

    Step-by-step explanation:

    If you were to create a diagonal line from corner to corner with a square that is 10x16ft, you would have a triangle with 2 known sides and an unknown value. In this case, because you are making a 90° triangle, you can use Pythagorean Theorem:

    a^{2} + b^{2} = c^{2}

    by plugging in the two values given (10 and 16):

    10^{2} + 16^{2} = c^{2}

    solve

    100 + 256 = c^{2}

    356 = c^{2}

    √356 = c

    18.9 = c
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