The City Commission wants to construct a new street that connects Main Street and North Boulevard, as shown in the diagram below.
https://www.connexus.com/content/media/102877-3182010-93934-PM-1187492183/res00000/ppg/examview/images/ot028-1.jpg

a. What will be the length of the new street? Explain how you found this length.
b. The construction cost has been estimated at $140 per linear foot. Estimate the cost for constructing the street. Explain your method for finding the estimate.
Could you please help, and explain it. PS theres 5280 feet in a mile.

Question

The City Commission wants to construct a new street that connects Main Street and North Boulevard, as shown in the diagram below.
https://www.connexus.com/content/media/102877-3182010-93934-PM-1187492183/res00000/ppg/examview/images/ot028-1.jpg

a.	What will be the length of the new street? Explain how you found this length.
b.	The construction cost has been estimated at $140 per linear foot. Estimate the cost for constructing the street. Explain your method for finding the estimate.
Could you please help, and explain it. PS theres 5280 feet in a mile.

alexwee123 · Answer

well if you look at it
the shape would be a right triangle 
so use the Pythagorean theorem to find the length of the hypotenuse, (the new street).

alexwee123 · Answer

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