A rectangular field is 125 yards long and the length of one diagonal of the field is 150 yards. What is the width of the field?
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The Pythagorean theorem is the idea that the sum of the two legs which are both squared is equal to the hypotenuse's length squared.
*<em>look at the image I attached for a better explanation</em>
By looking at the picture, we are missing the leg's length, and by using the Pythagorean theorem, we get the equation
Thus the <u>missing side length is 12 cm</u>
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Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Using Chord-Chord Power theorem:
=> (2)(x) = (4)(3)
=> 2x = 12
Dividing both sides by 2
=> x = 6