Question

You are to run a conduit diagonally across a parking lot that is 200 ft long and 60 ft wide. How much conduit will you need to complete this run? Round your answer to tenths.

Answer 1

Apply Pythagorean theorem . Let x = length of conduit then x^2 = 200^2 + 60^2 x^2 = 40000 + 3600 x^2 = 43600 x = 208.8 feet

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:209ft

Explanation:

We let y be the unknown value, which is length of conduit.

200^2 + 60^2=y^2

40000 + 3600=y^2

43600=y^2

Square both side

y= sqrt(43600)

y= 208.8061 ft

y=209 ft