Question

John has a fenced square parcel of land 150 yards long by 150 yards wide. He wants to put a fence on the diagonal. How much fence will he need? Round to the next highest yard so he will have enough fence.

Answer 1

First calculate the diagonal of the square using this formula:

`a * √(2)` where a = one of the sides.

Formula in our situation:

`150 * √(2)`

150 * 1,414213562373095

213 yards (212.13)

Answer:

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