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3 March, 16:36

A park is in the shape of a rectangle 8 miles long and 6 miles wide. How much shorter is your walk if you walk diagonally across the park than along the two sides of it?

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  1. 3 March, 17:48
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    4 miles shorter

    Step-by-step explanation:

    to find the length of walking diagonally, use the pythagorean theorem

    8 (8) + 6 (6) = c2

    100=c2

    c=10

    then add 8+6 to find the number of miles walking on the sides.

    14-10=4
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