A park is a rectangle which is 6 miles wide and 8 miles long. How much shorter is your walk if you walk diagonally across the park than if you walk alo two sides of the park to get from point A to point C? It is D miles shorter to walk diagonally across the park. 8 miles 0 6 miles

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ChapterP: Preliminary Concepts
SectionP.CT: Test
Problem 1CT
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Pythagorean Theorem Problems Extended
A park is a rectangle which is 6 miles wide and 8 miles long. How much shorter is your walk if you walk diagonally across the park than
two sides of the park to get from point A to point C?
It is
D
miles shorter to walk diagonally across the park.
8 miles
6 miles
you walk alo
Transcribed Image Text:Pythagorean Theorem Problems Extended A park is a rectangle which is 6 miles wide and 8 miles long. How much shorter is your walk if you walk diagonally across the park than two sides of the park to get from point A to point C? It is D miles shorter to walk diagonally across the park. 8 miles 6 miles you walk alo
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