Question

A square park is surrounded by a sidewalk. Each side of the park has a length of 2 miles. What is the shortest distance traveling diagonally across the park?

Answer 1

B. 2.8

Explanation:

Pythagorean theorem

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

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

`8 = c^(2)`

square root of 8 = c

2.8 = c