PROBLEM SOLVING You are cutting a rectangular piece of fabric in half along a diagonal. The fabric measures 28 inches wide and 1 1 yards long. What is the length (in inches) of the diagonal? The length is inches.

PROBLEM SOLVING You are cutting a rectangular piece of fabric in half along a diagonal The fabric measures 28 inches wide and 1 1 yards long What is the length class=


Answer :

We will solve as follows:

*First: We will take the value on yards and write it as a single fraction, that is:

[tex]1\frac{1}{4}=\frac{4}{4}+\frac{1}{4}=\frac{5}{4}[/tex]

*Second: We will transform the yards into inches, that is:

1 yard = 36 inches, so:

[tex]x=45[/tex]

*Third: We will find the measure of the diagonal:

[tex]d=\sqrt[]{28^2+45^2}\Rightarrow d=53[/tex]

So, the measure of the diagonal is 53 inches.