Question

A rectangular garden has a length of 20 yards and a width of 42 yards. A diagonal path runs from one end of the garden to the other. How long is the diagonal PATH? A.) sqrt 2100 yd. (B.) sqrt 2164 yd. (C.) 50 yd. (D.) sqrt 1834 yd.
Traveling from city 1 to city 2, a pilot planned a southeast course along the path labeled d. Instead, a storm forced the pilot to travel 32 miles south, then 24 miles east to reach City 2. How many extra miles was the pilot forced to fly? (A.)13 mi. (B.)14 mi. (C.)16 mi. (D.) 17 mi.

Answer 1

Answer: 46.5 yards
*the answer may be C since it's the closest*

Explanation: With a diagonal in the rectangle it creates a triangle so you can use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve the problem.