Question

If the Gym is 100 Feet long and 80 Feet wide how much distance did she save by cutting across the gym

Answer 1

Answer:

51.937515 feet.

Step-by-step explanation:

If she goes across the perimeter, it will be 100 + 80 = 180 feet.

Use pythagoras' theorem to find out the distance of cutting across the gym.

$100^{2} + 80^{2} = c^{2}$

10000 + 6400 = $c^{2}$

16400 = $c^{2}$

$\sqrt{16400} = c$

128.062485 = c

180 - 128.062485 = 51.937515

She saves 51.937515 feet of distance by cutting across the gym.