Question

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Answer 1

Answer:

750 yards

Step-by-step explanation:

I entered the area of the field into a Pythagorean Theorem Calculator and it concluded that the diagonal length of the field would be approximately 750 yard.

Answer 2

Answer:

300 yd saved

Step-by-step explanation:

The length of the diagonal of the field is found using the Pythagorean Theorem and is

d = √( 450 yd)² + ( 600 yd)² ) = √562500 yd² = 750 yd is the diagonal distance.  If, on the other hand, the farmer walks the length and width of the perimeter of the field, that would be 450 yd + 600 yd, or 1050 yd.

The farmer could spare himself 1050 - 750, or 300 yd, of walking if he crosses the field along a diagonal.