Question

A square park is surrounded by a sidewalk. Each side of the park has a length of 2 miles. What is the shortest distance traveling diagonally across the park?

Answer 1

Answer:

B. 2.8

Step-by-step explanation:

Pythagorean theorem

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

$2^{2} + 2^{2} = c^{2}$

$8 = c^{2}$

square root of 8 = c

2.8 = c