Find out how far you would walk if you had to walk from the northeast corner of a 40-acre parcel to the southwest corner. Hint: Forty acres is equivalent to a square parcel that measures a quarter-mile on each side.

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Samara

14 March, 06:14

Find out how far you would walk if you had to walk from the northeast corner of a 40-acre parcel to the southwest corner. Hint: Forty acres is equivalent to a square parcel that measures a quarter-mile on each side.

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Alicia Duke · Answer 1

sqrt (2) / 4 miles

Or,

0.3536 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

This distance is equal to the length of the diagonal

Diagonal² = 0.25² + 0.25²

Diagonal = 0.25sqrt (2)

Diagonal = sqrt (2) / 4 miles

Or,

0.3536 miles