Question

Chase has a rectangular garden which is 5 feet wide and 12 feet long. He wants to divide the garden into four sections by running a line of bricks down both diagonals as shown below. What is the minimum length of bricks that Chase needs in order to divide his garden?

Answer 1

Answer:

13ft

Step-by-step explanation:

Use the pythagorean theorem to find the diagonal length:

$5^{2}+12^{2} =x^{2}$

$x=13$