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John has a fenced square parcel of land 150 yards long by 150 yards wide. He wants to put a fence on the diagonal. How much fence will he need? Round to the next highest yard so he will have enough fence.



Answer :

BiologiaMagister

First calculate the diagonal of the square using this formula:

[tex] a * \sqrt{2} [/tex] where a = one of the sides.

Formula in our situation:

[tex] 150 * \sqrt{2} [/tex]

150 * 1,414213562373095

213 yards (212.13)

Answer:

[tex] \boxed{\bf~John~will~need~213~yards~of~fence.} [/tex]

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