Geometry question- Eva Lewis wants to put an underground sprinkler system in her back yard. The yard is a rectangle that is 56ft wide by 85ft long and she wants piping around the perimeter and through the diagonal of her yard. About how many feet of water pipe will Eva need?

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Geometry question- Eva Lewis wants to put an underground sprinkler system in her back yard. The yard is a rectangle that is 56ft wide by 85ft long and she wants piping around the perimeter and through the diagonal of her yard. About how many feet of water pipe will Eva need?

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anonymous · Answer

diagonal is sqrt(56^2 + 85^2)

diagonal + 2 (56 + 85)  = feet of water pipe

eyust707 · Answer

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