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OpenStudy (anonymous):

8. A playground is shaped like a rectangle with a width 5 times its length (l). What is a simplified expression for the distance between opposite corners of the playground? (1 point)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

This is Pythagorean theorem again Notice that the diagonal is just the hypotenuse. |dw:1363367221449:dw|

OpenStudy (anonymous):

???

OpenStudy (anonymous):

make the hypotenuse x and you get \[5L ^{2}+L ^{2}=x ^{2}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the distance between the corners is just the length of the hypotenuse

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Are you still confused or does it make sense? If you're still confused, what is the part that's confusing?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no I got it now

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok good

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