Question

A garden is rectangular in shape. A row of rose bushes is planted along the diagonal length of 27 feet of the garden. The length of the garden is 18 feet. Which expression can be used to find the width of the garden?

Answer 1

A)

Answer 2

B)

Answer 3

C)

Answer 4

A

Answer 5

Two sides of the garden along with the diagonal form a right triangle with hypotenuse 27 and one leg of 18. So, you could use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side.

Answer 6

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