A length of sidewalk is to be constructed in a square lot. Each side of the lot is 130.0 feet long. The sidewalk is laid out as follows. Stakes are driven at two opposite corners of the lot, and a string is stretched between the two stakes. From one of the staked corners a distance of 60.0 feet is measured along the string, and a third stake is driven into the ground. From this stake a measurement is made to one of the corners where there is no stake driven. Draw a picture and be sure the picture matches the given information. What is the length of this measurement?
A length of sidewalk is to be constructed in a square lot. Each side of the lot is 130.0 feet long. The sidewalk is laid out as follows. Stakes are driven at two opposite corners of the lot, and a string is stretched between the two stakes. From one of the staked corners a distance of 60.0 feet is measured along the string, and a third stake is driven into the ground. From this stake a measurement is made to one of the corners where there is no stake driven. Draw a picture and be sure the picture matches the given information. What is the length of this measurement?
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A length of sidewalk is to be constructed in a square lot. Each side of the lot is 130.0 feet long. The sidewalk is laid out as follows.
Stakes are driven at two opposite corners of the lot, and a string is stretched between the two stakes. From one of the staked corners a distance of 60.0 feet is measured along the string, and a third stake is driven into the ground. From this stake a measurement is made to one of the corners where there is no stake driven.
Draw a picture and be sure the picture matches the given information.
What is the length of this measurement?
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