Question

A park is in the shape of a rectangle 8 miles long and 6 miles wide . How much shorter is your walk if you walk diagonally across the park than along the two sides of it ?

Answer 1

Answer:

4 miles shorter

Step-by-step explanation:

to find the length of walking diagonally, use the pythagorean theorem

8(8)+ 6(6)= c2

100=c2

c=10

then add 8+6 to find the number of miles walking on the sides.

14-10=4