Question

joey and helen are standing in opposite corners of a rectangular field. If the field has dimensions 120 ft by 209 ft, how far apart are they?

Answer 1

They're 241 feet apart

Explanation:

we know that

To find out the distance from opposite corners of a rectangle, apply the Pythagoras Theorem

we have

`c^(2)=a^(2)+b^(2)`

where

c is the distance from opposite corners of a rectangle

a and b are the length and the width of rectangle

substitute the given values

`c^(2)=120^(2)+209^(2)`

`c^(2)=58,081`

`c=241\ ft`

therefore

They're 241 feet apart