Question

An olympic sized swimming pool is 50 meters long by 25 meters wide. How far would they swim from one corner diagonally to the other. Round answer nearest whole meter

Answer 1

Answer: the diagonal distance that they would swim is 60 meters.

Step-by-step explanation:

The diagonal of the rectangular swimming pool divides it into two equal right angle triangles. The diagonal represents the hypotenuse of each right angle triangle. The length and width of the rectangle represents the adjacent and opposite sides of the right angle triangle. To determine the length of the diagonal, d, we would apply Pythagoras theorem which is expressed as

Hypotenuse² = opposite side² + adjacent side²

Therefore

d² = 50² + 25²

d² = 2500 + 625 = 3125

d = √3125

d = 60 meters