A rectangular pool is 6 meters wide and 14 meters long. If you swim diagonally from one comer to the other, how many meters will you swim? Approximate the answer to the nearest tenth
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We can use the Pythagorean theorem, which states that in a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse (the longest side) is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides. In this case, the diagonal is the hypotenuse, and the width and length of the pool Show more…
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