Question

Chase has a rectangular garden which is 5 feet wide and 12 feet long. He wants to divide the garden into four sections by running a line of bricks down both diagonals as shown below. What is the minimum length of bricks that Chase needs in order to divide his garden?

Answer 1

13ft

Explanation:

Use the pythagorean theorem to find the diagonal length:

`5^(2)+12^(2) =x^(2)`

`x=13`