A farmer has a square plot of land he needs to fence. he walked the diagonal of the plot of land and found it to be 80 yards. ho

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w much fencing will he need to fence the plot of land?

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gladu [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-04T02:47:49+03:00

gladu [14]3 years ago

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Since it is a square and we know the hypotenuse squared is equal to the sum of its squared sides

d^2=2s^2, we are told d=80 so

2s^2=80^2

s^2=3200

s=3200^(1/2)

P=4s

P=4(3200^(1/2))

P=160(2^(1/2) yds or approximately

P=226.27 yds