A soccer field is a rectangle 48 meters wide and 55 meters long. The coach asks players to run from one corner to the corner diagonally across. What is this distance?

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Jidicula · Answer 1 · 2022-05-23T01:20:45+0000

Answer:

Distance = 73 m

Explanation:

Given that,

The length of a rectangle = 48 m

The width of a rectangle = 55 m

We need to find the diagonal distance. We can use the Pythagoras theorem to find it.

$d^2=48^2+55^2\\\\d=√(5329)\\\\d=73\ m$

So, the required distance is equal to 73 m.