A park is shaped like a rectangle with a length 5 miles it's width w. what is a simplified expression for the distance between opposite corners of the park?

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Mohammed Fallah · Answer 1 · 2015-03-02T22:32:35+0000

Let the distance between the two corners be AB.

Now, according to the pythagoras theorum,

AB² = 5² + w²

Thus, AB = √25+w²

Thus, the distance between the two corners is √25+w²

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