Question

The Diagram Shows a section of the zoo where two paths meet at a right angle. There are plans to construct a new path as shows by the dotted line. What will be the length of the new path?

Answer 1

Answer:

use the theorem

a^2+b^2=c^2

120^2+50^2=

16900

then we need the square root of 16900

130

B top right what ever

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Answer 2

Answer:

130 m

Step-by-step explanation:

The section of the zoo is a right triangle. The new path is in front of the right angle, therefore it is the hypotenuse. To find the lenght of the hypotenuse we use the Pythagorean theorem:

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

In this case we are trying to find c, the hypotenuse, so it is equal to:

${c}^{2} = \: {50}^{2} + {120}^{2} \\ {c}^{2} = 2500 + 14400 \\ {c}^{2} = 16900 \\ c = \sqrt{16900} = 130$