Question

Augusto has a rectangular garden that is 11 feet wide. The length of the diagonal is 1 foot greater than the length of the garden. What is the length of the garden

A. 58
B. 59
C. 60
D. 61

Answer 1

His garden would be sixty feet long. This is because if the diagonal is 1 greater than the length, by using the Pythagorean theorem, you would get:

11²+60²= x²
121 + 3,600 = 3,721
√3,721 = 61
61 - 60 = 1

L = 60
W = 11
D = 61