In the center of town, there is a square park with side length of 30 ft. If a person walks from one corner of the park to the opposite corner, how far does the person walk? Round to the nearest foot.
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Responses
21 ft
21 ft
42 ft
42 ft
52 ft
52 ft
60 ft
We can use the Pythagorean theorem to find the distance the person walks.
The diagonal of the square park is the hypotenuse of a right triangle with side lengths of 30 ft.
Using the Pythagorean theorem, we have:
c^2 = a^2 + b^2
c^2 = 30^2 + 30^2
c^2 = 900 + 900
c^2 = 1800
Taking the square root of both sides, we have:
c = √1800 ≈ 42.4
Rounded to the nearest foot, the person walks approximately 42 ft.